How to create/delete subdomains in cPanel

With cPanel you can easily create subdomains. Subdomains will be like subdomain1.yourdomain.com. 

To create a subdomain in cPanel:

  1. Connect to your cPanel account
  2. Go to Subdomains (DOMAINS section)
  3. Enter the:
    – Subdomain name
    – Domain on which you want to create the subdomain
    – Document Root – the folder on your account that will be used by the subdomain
  4. Click the Create button. The new subdomain will be created. You will see the message
    Success: “subdomain1.yourdomain.com” has been created.”
cpanel subdomains
cPanel Subdomains

To remove a subdomain in cPanel:

  1. Connect to your cPanel account
  2. Go to Subdomains (DOMAINS section)
  3. In the Modify a Subdomain section you will see all subdomains. Click the Remove button on the line with the subdomain you want to remove. 
  4. Confirm the action, by clicking the Delete Subdomain button. 
  5. The subdomain is deleted. You will see the confirmation message:
    Success: The subdomain “subdomain1.yourdomain.com” has been successfully removed.”

The how-to video:

Create/remove sub-domains

Your subdomain will not be available immediately in web browsers. Some time is needed for the DNS to propagate.

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