cPanel is the most reliable and customised Unix based web hosting control panel in the web hosting industry that provides a simple graphical user interface (GUI) and automation tools designed to simplify the process of managing and maintaining hosting resources for any type of website. cPanel allows administrators, resellers, and end-users administrative control over various aspects of website and server administration through any standard web browser. We can add add-on domains in cPanel.
So let’s see some steps to create an addon domain in cPanel:
- Log in to cPanel.
- A successful redirect will lead you to the GUI of cPanel. You will see different features of cPanel to increase ease in managing your hosting resources. Every feature of cPanel has a different use and a different meaning.
- To create an add-on domain to a subfolder or subdomain of your main domain, an add-on domain can have its own domain, but the control panel should remain the same.
- Click on “Addon Domains” under the “Domains” section to create an add-on domain.
- It will redirect you to a page where you have to insert information regarding your new add-on domain name, username, directory (document root), and password. Click on the “Add Domain” button.
- A message will appear like you have successfully created an add-on domain, and cPanel will automatically setup FTP access for your newly added domain and a subfolder in the root directory (public_html).
cPanel hosting is easy, and it has a number of features in the manner of security, reliability to manage and maintain the hosting resources of a website.