What is an Addon Domain?
- Posted by admin
- 31 May 2009
- PRO-Webs Customers
Addon Domains are handled exactly like subdomains as far as the server is concerned, but to the web they are separate domains.
Addon Domains do not have their own cPanel; You can still create email accounts, redirects, Fantastico installs, subdomains, etc. and even manage databases in phpMyAdmin.
Every addon domain is also a subdomain. You may actually load your addon domain in one of three ways:
* http://addondomain.com/ (As an Addon Domain Name)
* http://addondomain.com.primarydomain.com/ (As a Subdomain Name)
* http://primarydomain.com/addondomain.com/ (As a subfolder)
We suggest that you correctly redirect others to the correct canonical url for your website to avoid duplication.
To your visitors, the Addon Domain appears to have its own hosting just like any other website. Note that an addon domain can NEVER have a dedicated IP as it resides within the hosted domain's account. If you decide you need a dedicate IP later, we can move your site to a full account for a small fee. Just contact us and we can quote this upfront for you. 330-871.HELP (4357)
Creating an addon domain is very simple....
Note: You may not be able to create a new Addon Domain if you do not own the domain name or if your DNS hasn't propagated yet. Additionally, you hosting package may not include addon domains, in which case you would need to upgrade.
Login to your hosting control panel and click the Addon Domains icon, under the Domains heading. There are three fields cPanel asks for when creating an Addon Domain for your hosting account.
- New Domain Name: Enter the new domainname.com, but do not put http or www in the name field.
- Username/directory/subdomain Name: This will be the folder/directory cPanel creates in your public_html folder. Normally, you want to ensure the name you provide doesn't already exist as a folder in your account, but cPanel will automatically suggest the name and we recommend you use the suggested folder name.
- Password: Fill in any password you want here 80% strong or better. This password is used also for an FTP account which is automatically created by cPanel. Passwords must be alpha numeric with at least one character for all hosting accounts... addon or otherwise.
Your new domain is now successfully added. You can upload the site files to the specific addon folder which was created in the public_html folder, all of this addon domains files will go in the new directory/folder..
How to remove an Addon Domain.
If you have an Addon Domain set up and would like delete or remove it, please do the following:
1. Login to your hosting control panel and click Addon Domains.
2. At the bottom, under Actions, click Remove for the specific addon domain.
