How To Setup A Subdomain In cPanel

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Many web hosting providers use cPanel for the administration and maintenance of their web hosting customers websites. If you ever needed to know how to setup a subdomain in cPanel you have come to the right place. cPanel makes it extremely easy to do this and takes just a few quick steps.

1. Login to your cPanel Account

Head on over to the login page of your cPanel account. If you are unsure of how to login or where to find your cPanel account, make sure to review the email your web hosting provider sent you or get in contact with customer service.

After you have logged into your account, your screen should look similar to the following image.

This is the main administration menu of your cPanel account.

2. Setting up the subdomain

Your screen may look a little bit different depending upon your host’s cPanel version. To start setting up your subdomain you are going to want to find the Domains section.

Click on the icon labeled Subdomains.

3. Enter your information

You should now be at the actual page where we can enter the subdomain that we would like to use with our regular domain. Go ahead and enter in the subdomain that you would like to use in the first field. If the name is available you will see a green checkmark like the sample image below shows.

Select the domain name that you would like to apply the subdomain to in the dropdown box. The next thing that you need to do is decide which folder you would like the subdomain to point to. By defuault, cPanel automatically fills in the information for you and uses the subdomain as the name of the folder. You are more then welcome to change the folder name to whatever suits you.

Once everything is setup go ahead and click Create.

4. The end

After clicking Create, cPanel well attempt to create the subdomain for you. If everything went ok, you should see a similar confirmation message that the subdomain was created.

You have now successfully setup your subdomain inside of cPanel. Click Go Back to be taken back to the main subdomain setup where you can create another subdomain as well as view a list of current subdomains.

cPanel makes it easy for anybody to setup and maintain their own website. If you are looking for a web host that uses cPanel, we highly recommend signing up with HostGator.com. Not only do they provide the latest version of cPanel, their hosting and customer service has received multiple awards throughout the web hosting industry.