Is it possible to host two or more sites with two or moredomains on the same hosting account? You may want toregister and market another domain name but don't want topay for another hosting account. The best solution is tocreate an add-on domain.
What is an add-on domain?
An add-on domain is a new domain that is added on top ofyour main domain. It creates a sub directory within yourmain web hosting directory but can show a different website. The add-on domain collects the information from thesub domain directory using the same space and bandwidth asyour main account, however it won't have its own cpanel(web hosting manager).
Add-on domain benefits.
1. Create multiple domains/websites on the same web hostingaccount.
2. Save money and web space by using one hosting account instead of several hosting
accounts.
3. The add-on domain shares all the same resources (disk space,bandwidth...) with your main
site.
4. The add-on domain has its own FTP manager, site stats, cgi-bin which is created
automatically.
5. Upload all pages, images, scripts, forums etc to your add-on domain directory.
6. Access your add-on domain using several web site addressesi.e.http://www.SiteB.com,
7. Promote several web sites within one hosting account with their own set of keywords.
How to create an add-on domain.
1. Register your new add-on domain with a domain nameregistrar.
2. Point the DNS (domain name sever) informationof your new add-on domain to the same DNS of your web host.
3. Allow 24-48 hours for the DNS to propagate over the Netbefore uploading your files.
4. Log in to your cpanel (web hosting manager) and scroll to add-on domains.
5. Fill in these three fields:
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