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What is a wildcard subdomain and how can I add one?
Find out how to add a wildcard subdomain in cPanel to redirect all non-existent subdomains to a specific folder.
Views 1333Updated 1 anPublished on 11/09/2018by Sebastian S.
A wildcard subdomain allows you to direct all non-existent subdomains to a specific folder on the hosting. Thus, when a user accesses a subdomain that has not been created in cPanel, the site will load the files from the specified folder for the wildcard subdomain.
The process of adding a wildcard subdomain is similar to that of adding a regular subdomain. The difference is that in the subdomain name, the * (asterisk) character must be used. Detailed steps for configuring a subdomain can be found in the tutorial Adding a subdomain in cPanel.