If I add an addon domain can I have a seperate website?

[scotlundy]

My website is www.scotlandbackpacking.com. If I added an addon domain into CPanel, would it create a new folder so that I could upload a new seperate website into it? For eg www.pinkphones.com would point to a completely different website to www.scotlandbackpacking.com. Or would www.pinkphones.com end up pointing to www.scotlandbackpacking.com?

If this is not possible, is it ok for me to open a second account and have another free website with you? Thanks.

[descalzo]

The way cPanel handles add-on domains is that it creates a subdirectory of public_html and you put the files for your add-on in there. So your description is correct. The domains point to different content.

Technically, if you added child.com and put the files in public_html/child , you could access the files via parent.com/child , but if that is a worry, you can add a line in .htaccess to prohibit this.

If you add the new domain as a parked domain, that is when the files are the same.

And lastly, the rule is that you are only allowed one Free Hosting Account per person.

[scotlundy]

Thanks for your helpful reply