{"id":97,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=97"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:27:49","slug":"Domain-Comparison-Parked-vs-Addon-Domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/97\/Domain-Comparison-Parked-vs-Addon-Domains.html","title":{"rendered":"Domain Comparison: Parked vs Addon Domains"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

In this article we will list the main differences between parked and addon domains:<\/span><\/p>\n

Parked domain<\/strong><\/span><\/a> :<\/span><\/p>\n

pros<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

– free; you can park as many domains as you want<\/span><\/p>\n

– ideal for multiple domains sharing the same website<\/span><\/p>\n

cons<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

– cannot be used for a separate website<\/span><\/p>\n

– shares the logs of the main domain<\/span><\/p>\n

– shares the stats of the main domain<\/span><\/p>\n

Addon domain<\/strong><\/span><\/a> :<\/span><\/p>\n

pros<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

– can be used for a website separate than the main one<\/span><\/p>\n

– uses separate logs<\/span><\/p>\n

– uses separate stats<\/span><\/p>\n

– has its own VirtualHost entry in the Apache configuration<\/span><\/p>\n

cons<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

– paid; you have to purchase an addon slot to host an addon domain<\/span><\/p>\n

– shares the same hosting space as the main website<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this article we will list the main differences between parked and addon domains: Parked domain : pros: – free; you can park as many domains as you want – ideal for multiple domains sharing the same website cons: – cannot be used for a separate website – shares the logs of the main domain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domain-dns-queries"],"yoast_head":"\nDomain Comparison: Parked vs Addon Domains<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/97\/Domain-Comparison-Parked-vs-Addon-Domains.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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