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EricC License Holder 
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Sorry if this may sound like a simplton question to some, but here goes. What are sub domains used for and why? What would be a good use for sub domains? Thanks
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Robert Member 
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I don't think it's dumb. I would like to know as well. Bob
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Mag License Holder 
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Me too
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EricC License Holder
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hmmmm.....OK guess it wasn't dumb. Here I thought I was the only one.
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wingnutter Forever Learning 
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Well you could use a sub to setup another site, for instance if some of your forum members were running an event and you allowed them to set up a domain using your own domain name. As an example, my domain name is goldwingfacts.com and some of my members were thinking of asking me to host a site for an event in the Isle of Man next year. This would have been called something like isleofman.goldwingfacts.com
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EricC License Holder
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That is a cool idea.So you could almost set up a personal web page of sorts for a member. Would they have control over the content? without having access to the rest of the site?
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Jim Administrator 
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You can grant FTP access to that folder only in your cpanel. Sub domains in my opinion should only be used when you have to. A lot of people set up unnecessary subs and it sometimes lengthens the URL especially if they intend on using the WWW which is never needed. I use subs for the trial boards and I understand using it for members sites.
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martin_wynne Licence Holder 
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Jim wrote:using the WWW which is never needed. Hi Jim, It's needed to auto-generate links in rich text editors and email clients if the "http" part is omitted. e.g. mydomain . com will be rendered as plain text. www . mydomain . com or http : / / mydomain . com will be rendered as a clickable link. In fact, you can see it happening right here: mydomain.com http://www.mydomain.com http://mydomain.com  cheers, Martin.
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TVDinner Getting Fatter By The Minute 
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I have one hosting account with one of the companies I host with. I currently have 8 different subdomains that are completely different websites. Is that what you mean?
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Jim Administrator
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martin_wynne wrote: Jim wrote:using the WWW which is never needed. I should have closer defined "need" It is not needed for the browser to understand where it has to go.
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