Adding a domain alias that shares an existing cPanel website A domain alias serves an existing website under an additional hostname. It is useful for a related domain you own, but it is different from a redirect:…

Adding a separate website domain in cPanel Add a separate website domain when another registered name should have its own files rather than display the primary site. Current cPanel performs this…

Creating a page or domain redirect in cPanel A redirect tells browsers and other HTTP clients where a page has moved. Choose the source scope carefully: a rule for one retired page is different…

Creating a subdomain website in cPanel A subdomain such as blog.example.com gives a project its own hostname. It can serve a separate application, but it still needs a hosting configuration,…

Enabling the cPanel HTTPS redirect without a redirect loop cPanel’s HTTPS redirect can send visitors from HTTP to the secure version of an eligible domain. Enable it only after a valid certificate works, and…

Moving an addon domain to a new document root Changing a domain’s document root tells the web server to read files from a different directory. cPanel does not automatically move the existing files…

Preparing wildcard subdomains for an application A wildcard setup can route otherwise unspecified subdomains to one application, such as a tenant-based website. It requires coordinated DNS,…

Redirecting a cPanel subdomain to an external URL A subdomain redirect is useful when a hostname such as help.example.com should send visitors to a hosted help centre or another website. Use an HTTP…

Redirecting an additional cPanel domain to another website Use a redirect when visitors to an additional domain should be sent to another URL. A redirect changes the browser’s destination; sharing a document…

Removing a cPanel redirect and checking for cached rules Removing a redirect in cPanel stops that panel-managed rule from sending future requests to its old destination. A browser may still remember a…

Removing a domain alias from cPanel Removing an alias stops that hostname being configured as an additional entry to the website on this hosting account. It does not cancel the domain’s…

Removing a separate website domain from cPanel Remove an additional hosted domain when its website is being retired or moved away. Removing the domain’s hosting configuration is separate from…

Renaming a domain in supported cPanel versions Supported current cPanel versions can rename eligible primary, addon or parked domains through domain management. Because associated services may also…

Retiring a subdomain from cPanel Retire a subdomain when a staging environment, campaign or application is no longer needed. Plan the hostname’s public behaviour before removing it so…

Understanding domains, aliases and subdomains in current cPanel Current cPanel groups website hostnames in the Domains interface. Older instructions that refer to separate Addon Domains, Aliases or Subdomains icons…

Using a cPanel temporary domain before launch A cPanel temporary domain can provide a provisional address for building a website when the service enables that feature. It has restrictions and should…