{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"4GoodHosting Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog","author_name":"4GHadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/author\/4goodhosting\/","title":"What Exactly? The Ins and Outs of Subdomains - 4GoodHosting Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SXpdLPxq1e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/exactly-ins-outs-subdomains\/\">What Exactly? The Ins and Outs of Subdomains<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/exactly-ins-outs-subdomains\/embed\/#?secret=SXpdLPxq1e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Exactly? The Ins and Outs of Subdomains&#8221; &#8212; 4GoodHosting Blog\" data-secret=\"SXpdLPxq1e\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"www.merriam-webster.com is pretty much the go-to online dictionary of choice these days, and it offers a full 10 different categorical definitions for the word domain, but most people will understand it to mean \u2018space thats yours.\u2019 The prefix \u2018sub-\u2018 generally indicates a state of being beneath or under the suffix, whether literally or figuratively. Here at 4GoodHosting, we\u2019re web hosting experts in Canada but we\u2019re the furthest thing from that when it comes to dictionaries. Just this once though we\u2019ll take a dissection approach to the word subdomain, and talk briefly about how it relates to web hosting as a whole. If we\u2019re taking the literal meaning of it based on what\u2019s explained above, it means \u2018under space\u2019 and while that\u2019s vague and indeterminate it\u2019s still fairly applicable. A subdomain is the part of the website address before the domain name. More in sticking with our definition here though, subdomains are known as \u2018third level\u2019 domains, or canonical names, and as such they\u2019re \u2018beneath\u2019 a website\u2019s standard URL that\u2019s registered, recognized, and functional within web directories. To put it more simply and understandably, a website\u2019s URL will begin with the very recognizable http: (hyper text transfer protocol) &#8211; but you\u2019re [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/AdobeStock_38796510.jpeg","thumbnail_width":2700,"thumbnail_height":1950}