keeping domain.com, adding subdomain.domain.com

Why not keep things simple for now and the foreseeable future?

The single database that runs ‘mydomain.com’ is more than capable of running several subdomains.

1. In the webdashboard of your webhost, create a subdomain
2. download a fresh version of WP to your PC
3. FTP: upload the wp-files to the subdomain-folder
4. Browser: https://sub.mydomain.com
5. the 5 mins. installation of WP starts

!!! NOTE !!!

6. Use the [almost] SAME database-settings, for the sub and the main domain
7. !!!! EXPEPTION !!!
   Use a DIFFERENT prefix in the wp-config settings; This separates the domain from the sub in the database
8. The sub-site will start up and is ready to be appended to suit your needs

Obviously the optios available in a multiple site setup are sometimes preferrable. But they can also be complex and somewhat convoluted.
So KISS [keep it short and simple], I think is sometimes easier.

Thanks — I’ll go that route for now.

If anyone would care to offer an opinion on my last question:

> Is the “Domain Mapping” and/or “Multi-Domain” or other plugin needed/really helpful for the above? Or should this all be done ‘manually’?

that would be helpful for my future reference.

Domin mapping is the best way to get to here:

In the longer-term future, I want to have:
domain.com
subdomain.domain.com
subdomain.domain.com mapped to domain2.com

Thanks — any thoughts on my related q:

Is the “Domain Mapping” and/or “Multi-Domain” or other plugin needed/really helpful for the above? Or should this all be done ‘manually’?

For … which above? Like I said, if you want subdomain.domain.com mapped to domain2.com, you absolutely must use a domain mapping plugin.

Doesn’t matter which one. There are free ones, pay ones, and hand-built ones. But attempting to do it manually via WP is the path to madness ??

I have a domain.in with wordpress install. It is working fine. Additionally, I have 4 blogspot blogs which I want to import to the same domain as subdomains. This may require me to make the current wordpress install too as a subdomain.
Would somebody guide me how to do it. I am quite a layman on such issues. So the guidance should include the mechanical process I am to follow.

rambansal5 – Pleas emake a new topic for yourself instead of resurrecting a 5 month old one.