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How to Create SubDomain and install WordPress through the CPanel?

Posted by Sustines Laplana, 12 July 2007 at Category/ies: Internet, Wordpress
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This article is actually my respond to the question of the blogger behind the Silkenhut’s World blog. Instead of answering the email by an email, I decided to publish it here so that those who are like him wondering how, will also learn.His question is:

I just recently bought a domain plus web hosting and I am still learning the ropes. I noticed that your site is using subdomains such as your Songs Lyrics and Naruto Shippuuden Fan sites.

If you don’t mind, I have some questions regarding subdomains.

For example, if I make a new subdomain in my website, Do I need another installation of a CMS such as wordpress? Could you provide an explanation on how to do so?

Since you are creating subdomain, then I think, you want to create another blog or website on that subdomain.

So for your question, “Do I need another installation of a CMS such as WordPress?”, my answer is, “Yes!” If you want to create a new blog whether you are using main-domain or subdomains, you also need to install new CMS for that blog. In other words, if you want to build 100 blogs in you hosting account, you also need to install the CMS 100 times.

To make my answer clear, please consider this example.

I have 2 subdomains on my hosting account: 1) songslyrics.selaplana.com; 2) narutoshippuudenfan.selaplana.com. And because I decided to use the WordPress engine in running the websites under these subdomains, so I installed the WordPress software into these subdomains separately.

Why do you need to install the WordPress into each of the subdomains? It is because the WordPress software available in your hosting account is designed to run a single blog only. Your WordPress-run blog is like a car with single engine.

Creating SubDomain

Okay, I am assuming that you are already logged-in to your CPanel. And I know that you already know how to enter your CPanel because of the fact that you already have your Silkenhut’s World blog.

Now, find the link “MANAGE SUBDOMAINS” in your CPanel’s home-page. Take a look at the screenshot below, especially the one encircled with red.

CPanel

Now, click that one and you’ll be brought into the page like what is shown below:

CPanel

On the encircled part, type the name you want for your subdomain. For example, you want to create a blog about your “Sex Life”, then you can choose one from the subdomains like:

  1. sexlife
  2. sex-life
  3. sex_life
  4. mysexlife
  5. my-sex-life
  6. my_sex_life
  7. lifeinsex
  8. life-in-sex
  9. life_in_sex
  10. lifensex
  11. life-n-sex
  12. life_n_sex

It’s up to you what you’ll choose. And I want to remind you that space between the words are not accepted. You can use the dash (-) or the underscore (_) to replace the spaces.

Then, click on the ADD button to tell the CPanel to create the subdomain that you entered. If the task is successful, you will then receive the message, “The subdomain, test.selaplana.com has been added.”

Installation of WordPress

I know that you already know how to install the WordPress software because you already tried it for your Silkenhut’s World blog. However, for the sake of those who don’t know yet, I will still discuss it here.

Now, back to the homepage of the CPanel, look for the icon as shown below:

CPanel

Click on it and wait for the page as shown below will show up.

CPanel

Then click the link “Wordpress”. It was encircled on the image above. On the installation page, fill-up the form. And on the “INSTALL ON DOMAIN” choose the subdomain you created just recently. After filling-up the form, click the INSTALL button. Just read some instruction on the following pages until you finish installing the WordPress software.

Finish

Well, I think, you have now the idea how. But if you think, the instructions I gave on this article is not clear, please tell me by dropping your comment or by contacting me.

Thank you so much.

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15 Responses to “How to Create SubDomain and install WordPress through the CPanel?”

  1. Allen Gurrea says:
    July 12, 2007 at 6:20 pm

    Hi there, in my quest for knowledge (hahaha) I scoured the wordpress documentation for an alternative that does not require you to install wordpress separately per blog.
    I have written my guide here if you are interested,
    http://silkenhut.com/blog/multiple-wordpress-blogs-under-one-wordpress-folder/

    Thanks for featuring me on your site. I’m so honored. ^_^

    Reply
  2. Jake says:
    July 12, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    is it possible that a folder on my hosting account can be changed to sub-domain?

    Reply
  3. Angel says:
    July 12, 2007 at 7:49 pm

    I read a news before about a wordpress that can be used to managed multi-blog. i am not really familiar of the CPanel because i don’t have paid host. is it possible that we can use the said wordpress for multi-blog?

    Reply
  4. Eli says:
    July 12, 2007 at 7:53 pm

    wow! nice! thanks sa info! pwede pala yun.. ginagawa ko kasi, create ako subdomain then download ko yung package.. then create ko yung db, then edit ko yung config, then execute yung scrpt…

    hamak na mas madali yan! ;)

    Reply
  5. Allen Gurrea says:
    July 13, 2007 at 9:40 am

    @jake – as far as I know, creating a subdomain in your hosting creates a folder located in public_html, that will be the folder of your subdomain.. I dont know if it works the other away around.

    @Angel – yup, it is possible. I have two different blogs running from the same wordpress folders. I am also using the same database for both blogs. ^_^

    Reply
  6. fruityoaty says:
    July 13, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    Oh, how timely… My friend evilgeniuses.ca was asking me if I knew the answer to that question… since she has recently been converting her blog content (from her own coded blog CMS) to WordPress… I couldn’t answer her because I’m not very knowledgeable with WP… hehe. Now, I’ll just point her to this article! :)

    Reply
  7. SELaplana says:
    July 13, 2007 at 3:41 pm

    Okay. actually, you can create first the folder before changing it into sub domain.

    for example. I will create first a folder TEST, then after that, I will now proceed to the procedure as stated on my post on how to create subdomain and use TEST as the subdomain.

    thanks for dropping by…

    Reply
  8. eTomyam says:
    July 15, 2008 at 8:41 pm

    interesting article,…I’m googling around to find this kind of solution, thanks

    Reply
  9. estina says:
    April 28, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    nice, but i have a wordpress installed in my main domain. now i want to install second wordpress to my subdomain. i can not use fantastico because i have used it

    Reply
    • SELaplana says:
      April 28, 2009 at 4:06 pm

      yes, when installing wordress into a subdomain using fantastico, the subdomain should be empty.

      I did not understand why you want to install wordpress in a subdomain that you are currently using.

  10. Amber Phillips says:
    May 5, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    It is also easy to backup and transfer all your websites from one server to another server if you have cPanel installed”,,

    Reply
  11. Erin Turner says:
    August 13, 2010 at 1:40 am

    if you are going to get a VPS server make sure that it has cPanel coz it makes server maintennance easier..:”

    Reply
  12. Eating Disorders Treatment  says:
    October 19, 2010 at 1:56 am

    cpanel is very important when managing the stuffs on your webhost ‘”"

    Reply
  13. Constipation Remedies · says:
    November 8, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    both cPanel and DirectAdmin are great tools for managing hosting accounts and vps servers “”

    Reply

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