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Need Help: How do websites work without the "www"?
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Posted by: mario23

I see websites like [url]http://shopping.yahoo.com[/url] or [url]http://finance.yahoo.com.[/url] They all have "yahoo.com" in common, but each of these sites have a different ip address. Can someone please tell me how this works? Is there a name for this type of setup?

Is it possible for me to have a setup something like this?
[url]http://www.mywebsite.com[/url] on server 1
[url]http://forums.mywebsite.com[/url] on server 2
[url]http://books.mywebsite[/url] on server 3

I would greatly appreciate any help.

Posted by: intercodes

As far as i know, "www" is the most widely used host name, infact it can be anything that the owner wishes to have.

And regarding the setup , i have no idea.!

Posted by: Blind_Arrow

this is called SUB DOMAIN, this is dependent on the Host Provider, as if they can support sub domains. and yes you can access your sub domais without WWW, infact you can only access your subdomains in this way.

like: [url]http://computers.myshop.com[/url]

this makes helpful in this way that you can maintain individual websites like (computer section, software section etc) and still they lie under one umbrella.

Posted by: kube

Yes this is possible. If you have a hosting provider or intend to get one, ask them to set this up for you and they will assist you.