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How to Create a Subdomain in cPanel

A subdomain is a subsection of your main domain that functions as a separate website. For example, if your main domain is example.com, a subdomain could be blog.example.com. Subdomains are useful for organizing website content, hosting different sections of a website, or setting up testing environments.

If your cPanel does not have a Subdomains option, you can still create a subdomain using the Domains section. Follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Log in to cPanel

  1. Open your web browser and go to yourdomain.com/cpanel
  2. Enter your username and password, then click Log in

Step 2: Navigate to the Domains Section

In the cPanel dashboard, locate and click on Domains

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Click on the Create A New Domain button

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Step 3: Create the Subdomain

In the Domain field, enter the subdomain name you want to create.

  • Example: If you enter blog, it will create blog.yourdomain.com

Enter the full subdomain in the domain field ❌ Incorrect: blog ✅ Correct: blog.yourdomain.com

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Uncheck the "Share document root with..." option if you want the subdomain to have its own directory

The system will automatically generate a folder for your subdomain inside the public_html directory

Click Submit or Create Domain

Step 4: Verify and Manage the Subdomain

  1. Once created, the subdomain will appear in the Domains section of cPanel
  2. You can now upload files to the subdomain’s directory using File Manager or FTP
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