Is there a way to dynamically create a kind of sub-domain that goes between my website domain and the .com?
For instance, www.onlinevet.com would be something like:
www.onlinevet.dog.com
www.onlinevet.cat.com
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Shaz
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1technically that would be a domain, not a subdomain... – John Weldon Apr 21 '10 at 18:58
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No. You would have to own dog.com, cat.com, etc.. – Felix Apr 21 '10 at 18:59
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That's not possible as domains are processed from right to left in a hierarchical manner meaning that each domain is a subdomain of the domain immediately to it's right. To create a subdomain, it must appear to the left of your domain name. You could create
www.dog.onlinevet.com
as that would have a dog subdomian registered to onlinevet.com, but not
www.onlinevet.dog.com
as that would have a onlinevet subdomain registered to dog.com
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As John Weldon says, you would be using separate domains. "dog.com" is it's own top-level domain, as is "cat.com". So you'd have to own the dog.com domain name and cat.com domain name to create your "onlinevet" subdomains for each of those.
Jon Onstott
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1You are absolutely right, but I am not going to ruin you exact 1k rep by opvoting you :p – Jørn Schou-Rode Apr 21 '10 at 19:01
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1@Jørn either that, or we would have to find three people to upvote, and three to downvote, to get him to `1024` :) – Pekka Apr 21 '10 at 19:02
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Lol! I've been waiting for quite some time to get 1000+. I've got 1028 now, not quite 1024 but close ;o) I'll shoot for 2048. – Jon Onstott Apr 21 '10 at 20:23
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No, only the other way around.
To do what you are requesting, you need to own the domain name "dog.com" and "cat.com".
A subdomain always come before your domain name: subdomain.domain.tld, for example horses.cats.com. You can create the subdomain 'horses', only if you own 'cats.com'.
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