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You can host multiple domains in one hosting account. All you have to do is to add these additional domains to your cPanel as addon domains. | You can host multiple domains in one hosting account. All you have to do is to add these additional domains to your cPanel as addon domains. | ||
− | An addon domain | + | An addon domain acts a completely separate site that is hosted on it's own account, though it is hosted along with your main domain. If you add |
− | "additionaldomain.com" to | + | "additionaldomain.com" to your cPanel, your site will have "additionaldomain.com" in the URL, but it will be redirecting the user to a specific folder under your primary domain. |
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Generally you can access your addon domain in the following ways: | Generally you can access your addon domain in the following ways: | ||
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Please follow these steps to add your domain as an addon: | Please follow these steps to add your domain as an addon: | ||
− | Login to your control panel >> Click on Addon Domains. Here you have to fill the following details: | + | Login to your control panel >> Click on Addon Domains. |
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New Domain Name : New additional domain which you want to add. | New Domain Name : New additional domain which you want to add. | ||
− | UserName/SubDomain Name : FTP Username for addon domain ( | + | UserName/SubDomain Name : FTP Username for addon domain (Once the desired username is created it will also automatically create a folder in your public_html (i.e.public_html/username) for your additional domain. Files for the addon domain will be located within this folder.) |
Password : FTP Password for addon domain (Password for your addon domain) | Password : FTP Password for addon domain (Password for your addon domain) |