how do you get an the extra part EXTRA.domain.com ?

[diddlydazz]

I notice a lot of domains that have an extra bit at the front i.e.
extra.domain.com

how is this achieved ?

Do you have to purchase it ?

I have a few domains and this would be very handy for me

Any help greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

[abertone]

It's often referred to as a sub domain. You will need to create a DNS entry for it and set up a virtual host on Apache. (I guess that would be if you are on a Linux box)

As long as you own the domain name, you can create as many subs as you wish. Your host may change for them though. I have a dedicated server, so I can have as many as I please :)

-Andrea

[mivox]

Ask your webhost. That is commonly called a "subdomain," "third-level domain" or "canonical domain."

Your hosting company would have to make an addition to the server c-name records. Some hosts will not do this at all, some will do it for an extra monthly or set-up fee, and some hosts include it as part of their service package.

[diddlydazz]

Great thanks for the help folks
I will look into it, by the way do you know of any hosts that provide this free and are easy to transfer a domain to. ??

Thanks again

[amoore]

For some reason, this reminded me of a cool use of subdomains that not many people know about. (Although around here it may be old hat.) If you want to search for a term at goto.com, you can put that term on the beginning of the domain and you automatically get the search results page.
For instance, try [football.goto.com...]

I've seen a similar one for finding RFCs, but I can't remember where.