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Dell.Simmons2-Aug-11 16:42
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I'm trying to understand this stuff:

If I have a URL of 'www.mywidgets.com/smallwidgets', then smallwidgets is a subdirectory under the domain www.mywidgets.com. Is that correct? The 'smallwidgets' subdirectory is part of the www.mywidgets.com website. Is that correct? Can 'smallwidgets' be a separate website with it's own domain name and widget database and processing logic and etc?

If I have a URL of 'www.mywidgets.smallwidgets.com', then smallwidgets is a subdomain of www.mywidgets.com. Is that correct? In this case, is smallwidgets a separate website? Can it be a separate web site with its own database/logic/etc if I have a domain name of www.smallwidgets.com and point it to www.mywidgets.smallwidgets.com?

Do these questions make sense or am I still too confused to ask coherent questions?

The reason I'm asking is I'm a hobby developer (C#, winforms) with a small business selling collectible stamps. I want a web presence (besides eBay), to expand the business and to expand my knowledge of web development. My budget is as close to zero cost as I can make it. I want (I think) at least two independent 'websites', say www.mystore.com for the public and www.mydevelopmentstore.com for just me, each with it's own SQL database. I'm having a terrible time figuring out what hosting I need to buy. It's obvious to me that if I buy two separate hosting plans I can do what I want, but I'm trying to figure out if I can get away with just one.
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