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Subdomains
This
document provides information about subdomains.
Topics include creating subdomains, removing subdomains, subdomain
statistics, usage logs, error logs, and creating FTP users for
individual subdomains.
Creating
Subdomains 
To
create a subdomain, click on the "Subdomains" icon in the main
control panel menu.
In
the above example we are creating newsub.sitehelper.com. To create
the subdomain, click the "Create" button.
You
may also create sub.sub.sub.sub.domain.com. In the above example
we have created i.love.HostWrap.com.
Note:
It may take up to five minutes for a new subdomain to become active.
Uploading
to a Subdomain
Each
subdomain appears in public_html/subdomain-name. This means that
your subdomain can also be accessed at http://www.yoursite.com/subdomain-name. You can upload to a
subdomain folder in the same way you upload to any other folder: use
FTP, MS FrontPage, File Manager, etc.
Removing
Subdomains
To
remove a subdomain, place a check next to the subdomain(s) you want
deleted, then click the "Delete Selected" button. Next
to the "Delete Selected" button is a checkbox called
"Remove Directory Contents." Check this box if you want
the subdomain directory and its files to be deleted. If you don't
check the box, the subdomain will stop working but the files and
directory will remain intact.
Subdomain
Statistics
Beside
each subdomain name is a "Stats" link (see above
picture). This link will load Webalizer statistics. Please
note that for the link to work (1) your subdomain must have some traffic
(at least one hit) and (2) your subdomain must be more than one day
old. Until these requirements are met, the "Stats" link
will return a file not found error.
Usage
Log / Error Log
The
"Usage Log" and "Error Log" links (see above
picture) will take you to text version of each log file. The usage
log provides the IP address of the requester, time and date of the
request, and the description of the request. The "Stats"
link (see Subdomain Statistics section) is a graphical version of the
usage log. The error log provides information about unsuccessful
requests and is useful for troubleshooting when the cause of the error
is unknown.
The
usage and error logs are accessible immediately after subdomain
creation. You will see a blank box if there has been no subdomain
activity.
Creating
FTP Users for Individual Subdomains
To
restrict an FTP account to a single subdomain, follow these steps:
1.
Create the subdomain if you haven't done so already.
2.
From the main control panel menu, click the "FTP Menu" icon
and then the "Create FTP account link."
3.
In the "FTP Username" field, enter the subdomain name (without
.yourdomain.com).
4.
Enter a password in the password fields.
5.
Select the "User" radio button.
6.
Click the "Create" button.
Need
more help?
Please
contact your hosting company for more assistance, or visit the
DirectAdmin support forum at http://www.directadmin.com/forum.
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