: Can I point a limited number of subdomains to a subdirectory using DNS? I have taken my domain Freenom.com (a domain provider) and hosted it on Sixserve.com (a hosting service). The problem

@Nimeshi995

Is it possible to change my DNS records (or otherwise) in such a way that a sub-domain subdomain.example.com will point to example.com/somepage.


Not by changing DNS records. A records point to IP addresses. CNAME records point to another host. Neither can point to a URL or URI like: example.com/somepage.

However, some DNS providers (like domain registrars) offer domain forwarding to URLs which uses a 301 redirect, or masking which uses a frame. Looking at the features for freenom.com, it appears they do offer URL forwarding, however it is unclear if they offer forwarding for subdomains like some registrars do.


The problem is that this hosting service allows only 3 sub-domains for per hosting plan, and I want to increase this limit.


If your goal is to increase the number of subdomains, then adding a free CDN like CloudFlare will allow to you to create additional subdomains using CNAME records, or wildcards DNS entries (i.e., *.example.com) so that you can use any subdomain you like.

Combined with CloudFlare's Page Rules, you could then point added subdomains to another URL (e.g., subdomain.example.com -> example.com/somepage).

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