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DOMAIN NAME TUTORIAL
Understanding your Domain Names



B. Adding a Domain/Sub Domain to a Sub Folder

How this works
Sub Folder means any folder/directory existing within the root folder. This function allows setting up more than one web site under the same hosting account. 

Under normal circumstances, mapping a domain to your disk space results in such domain pointing to the same web site. (i.e. typing erwin.com and pete.com would show you the same web site.) However, by mapping a domain name to a sub folder in your disk space, it is possible to host independent web sites in each of the sub folders mapped. (i.e. erwin.com would show you one web site and pete.com would show you a different web site.) This is called Virtual Hosting.

This same principle applies to sub domains.

You can also combine mapping domains at the root folder and mapping domains to subfolders.