When you listen to reviews of the difference between domains and subdomains, you know how useful subdomains can be. For example, you can build blogs, forums or other types of websites without having to buy another domain. However, how to point a subdomain to another hosting? Because, you probably don’t want to burden your main domain hosting.
No need to worry, there’s an easy guide on how to set a subdomain to another hosting. Well, this article will explain it in full. So, follow it to the end, okay!
How to set a subdomain to another hosting?
Here are seven easy steps to point a subdomain to another host:
1. Please access the cPanel login page via the cpanel.domainanda.com address, and log in with your username and password.
2. Click the Zone Editor menu on the cPanel main page.
3. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain whose subdomain you want to point to another host to enter the DNS record list. If you don’t have a subdomain, please see how to create a subdomain.
4. On the DNS record list page, type the subdomain you created in the field provided and click A in the filter type to display the subdomain’s A records.
5. Change the IP address in the A record of your subdomain, either with or without the www prefix. To do this, click the Edit button to the right of the DNS record list.
6. Type the hosting IP address you want to go to in the Record column and click Save Record.
7. Thus, you have successfully redirected the subdomain to another hosting. Now you just have to wait 2×24 hours for the DNS propagation process.
Pointing Subdomains to Another Hosting Easy, right?
How to set a subdomain to another hosting is very easy. You simply change the IP address in the A record subdomain with the IP address of another web hosting that is the destination.
Later, the blog or forum can use a subdomain from your main domain, but with resources from other hosting. The advantage, you can save money on buying a new domain.
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