One advantage of our standard SSD hosting packages is that you can set up subdomains as you wish. Subdomains are separate websites or environments that can be set up alongside your production website on the main domain. For example: mydemopartner.de is the main website, and the subdomain is test.mydemopartner.de. In this blog post, we will discuss what you can do with this and why it can be useful in some situations.

Setting up a test environment for your website

One of the most common uses of a subdomain is to set up a test environment. Here you can test changes before implementing them on your live website.







This is ideal for: testing new features and updates checking compatibility with plugins or themes experimenting with code and designs without affecting your live website. At MijnHostingPartner.nl you can easily set up a test subdomain so that your website is always up to date and stable without risk. After all, it is not advisable to test things on your main or production website, and without version control this can even be very damaging to the website. And in some cases even lead to data loss. So test your experiments safely on a subdomain without jeopardizing your main domain. Of course, you can also protect this test domain from the outside. So that your visitors and search engines cannot see it.

Setting up an API for your website

If you have an application that relies on an API, a subdomain can fulfill this purpose perfectly. For example, api.mijndemopartner.nl can be used as a separate environment for your API, separate from your main website.





This offers advantages such as: A clear separation between front-end and back-end Better security and manageability Easier scalability and maintenance

Setting up a webshop alongside your existing website

Want to add a webshop to your existing website without changing your main website? A subdomain such as store.mijndemopartner.nl is an excellent solution. This allows you to run a separate e-commerce environment, for example with WooCommerce, NopCommerce or PrestaShop.







The advantages are: Independent manageability of the webshop Better performance as the webshop is separate from the main website Possibility of using separate hosting settings for optimal speed A webshop that is separate from the main website is something you have probably seen on the internet before; this can also be used, for example, to host your webshop on an external source using a DNS-based redirect. Platforms such as Shopify can also be used while your main website is still running on our servers. So this gives you a lot of flexibility without having to compromise or transfer your main website to another platform. This can save a lot of time and money.

Set up a forum

Want to build a community around your website or business? A forum can help encourage interaction with your users. With a subdomain such as forum.mydemopartner.com, you can easily set up a forum, for example with phpBB or MyBB.







This helps with: Building an engaged user community Providing a place for customer support and discussion Improving search engine optimization through user-generated content This way, you have this user-generated content (UGC) separate from your main website and it's clear to everyone that it's not directly related to your business. Popular internet providers and many others use this to give users a place where they can help each other, but still be able to control it and steer it in the right direction. Negative comments can thus be correctly clarified or, if not desired, hidden. In this way, you preserve your good reputation and are not dependent on a third party who can, for example, resolve an illegitimate evaluation or statement. Which unfortunately often happens.

Set up a help center or knowledge base

For companies that want to improve their customer service and support, a help center or knowledge base is a valuable addition. By setting up a subdomain such as help.mydemopartner.co.uk, you can create a structured environment for frequently asked questions (FAQs), manuals and documentation.







This helps to Relieve your support team Faster and more efficient support for customers Better findability of information via search engines For example, you often see this with software vendors who create standard articles for this, such as how to install x, how to set up the right development environment for x, etc. Because you can offer this in a fixed place on your website, but still keep it separate, it's clear to customers what they can expect here. You can also use different software and technologies here than on your main website. And again, keep your main website secure and separate from it.

How to create a subdomain at MijnHostingPartner.nl?

Subdomains offer a powerful and flexible way to add extra functionality to your website without burdening your main website. And is created in no time with the following steps:

https://www.mijnhostingpartner.nl/client/knowledgebase/algemeen/algemene-vragen/kan-ik-subdomeinen-aanmaken/

A subdomain can therefore be used for a variety of purposes and provides you with the functionality you need in certain situations. At MijnHostingPartner.com, you benefit from reliable and fast SSD hosting so that your subdomains run smoothly and without any loss of performance.

And keep your main or production website separate from your experiments or less prominent content. Want to use subdomains for your website too? Take a look at our hosting packages and discover the possibilities!