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  • scurry
    Private First Class

    • Oct 2009
    • 6

    Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

    I have been trying to add a subdomain, archives.sherrycurryphotography.com, but then I don't see where it is. I think I can then use it to have another site {not a Voda site} point to it. Also saw in another post about creating a folder for the subdomains? How? When creating a sub, it gives no choice where it goes and then there is already a file called archive and there's nothing there. What am I doing wrong? And, am I right that I can redirect from another site to a sub? I have images on a stock site that I would like to redirect to a "home" page {the sub} and then back out again to links for galleries. Trying to blend the two together. Maybe I'm way off on this? They say it can be done but I just don't understand. Please help!

    Thanks,
    Sherry
    Sherry

    http://www.sherrycurryphotography.com/
  • Karen Mac
    General

    • Apr 2006
    • 8332

    #2
    Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

    Theres two ways to do this.. one is simply go to cpanel file manager and create a folder called archives in the domain area

    Your link to anything in it would begin with www.mainsite.com/archives/whteverfilename.html

    Second way to do it is a subdomain.. cpanel, Subdomain Icon, create the sub domain.. its link will be
    www.archive.mainsite.com/whateverfilename.html

    Karen

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    • scurry
      Private First Class

      • Oct 2009
      • 6

      #3
      Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

      Thanks Karen. Sorry to take so long to reply. I created a subdomain called archives. What I don't understand is how the index page for a subdomain gets into the right folder. It overwrote my main domain index. I republished the right one but still confused on how this works. It gives me an option when I publish but I didn't know what to enter.

      Also, I had created a folder which somehow ended up in the public html folder, but it won't let me delete it or rename it. Is this a glitch with the web builder? It's an empty file. I think I put a new archives folder under the main domain now but when I tried to publish, it just overwrote the other index. Sorry....very new to this! Thanks for any help you or someone else can give me.

      Sherry

      http://www.sherrycurryphotography.com/

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      • Karen Mac
        General

        • Apr 2006
        • 8332

        #4
        Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

        i just told you above.. you publish subdomain.maindomain or maindomain/archives

        Karen

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        • scurry
          Private First Class

          • Oct 2009
          • 6

          #5
          Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

          I'm sorry Karen....it's my first time. Are you saying I type that in somewhere or what?
          Sherry

          http://www.sherrycurryphotography.com/

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          • scurry
            Private First Class

            • Oct 2009
            • 6

            #6
            Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

            I did what you said. Created a sub. Made a folder...maybe in wrong place but I selected the main folder and created one called archives. Then I published the index but if I'm supposed to tell it where to go in that process, it's not clear to me.
            Sherry

            http://www.sherrycurryphotography.com/

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            • Karen Mac
              General

              • Apr 2006
              • 8332

              #7
              Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

              in the publish window.. you choose where to publish and type in the path

              public_html/archives/

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              • scurry
                Private First Class

                • Oct 2009
                • 6

                #8
                Re: Can't figure out subdomain location etc.

                Okay that seems a bit clearer. I'll give that a try. Thank you! I know it's hard to deal with complete newbies. I appreciate your time.
                Sherry

                http://www.sherrycurryphotography.com/

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