When you create a subdomain in cPanel, you will be asked to choose the subdomain’s name, the domain the subdomain is for, and the location from which the new subdomain will load its content.
Here is a list of terminologies used in this article.
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| Domain Name | A domain identifies your website in the world-wide-web.
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| Subdomain Name | A subdomain is a prefix added to the website to organize and navigate a website easily. Suppose that your website is “snappygator.com,” while your shop could be “shop.snappygator.com.”
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| Document Root | This is also known as web server document root. It is a folder where the website files are kept on the server. Each domain name has its unique folder on the server.
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