how to attach a subdomain to a...

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Hi Ya'll,
I'd like to attach 2 sites, and before I spend hours trying to figure it out I thought I'd ask the experts. THANKS!!! :lol:
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Hi Nadine,
Is that a subdomain that needs it own set of access details (ID, password etc?) In that case I think you'd better ask you hosting provider, as the procedures may vary a bit.

If no separate access details are necessary, you could simply just create folders on your domain. And then upload to www.yourdomain.com/subdomain1 or -2. You can have an index file there, that won't clash with the index in your main domain if you always remember to upload to the right destination.
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Hi Inger! Nice to see you. I'm going to try option 2. Thanks so much.

Have a great day too!! :D
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Check your hosting panel. Some have an option that creates the subdomain for you. You just click the add subdomain and give it a name.
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There are sub-domains, and then there are 'wanna-be' sub-domains!

Creating a folder on your server and uploading a website to it, does not mean it is a 'sub-domain'.
Case in point, I have a folder on my server gunsmoke.me titled caronrider
I access this folder as http://gunsmoke.me/caronrider That does not mean it is a sub-domain. But it works.

On my hosing control panel, I can create a 'sub-domain' titled caronrider
I would then access it as http://caronrider.gunsmoke.me That is a sub-domain.

But then I could also buy a domain name 'caronrider.com' and attach it to my sub-domain.
I would then access it as http://caronrider.com

All 3 of these examples go to the same directory on my server. One is a folder, one a sub-domain that accesses the same folder, and the last is a registered domain name that points to that folder.

Can it get any more confusing ?? Let me know if you still have questions.
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GS that is a perfect explanation!
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