How to create a different website on a subdomain?

I am building a website for someone and would like to have it available online for them to look at and try out before updating their site.

I would like to build it on a subdomain of my website. How is this done?
Example:
My site: www.mysite.com
Their site: abc.mysite.com

Thanks
BobbyG66

 

add a subdomain to your current domain. you should see that option in your web site control panel.

 

If you are using hostgator as your web hosting, you will see a heading called"subdomain" in your control panel. You just need to add the sudomain under the main domain and you are good to go.

 

Thanks guys. I am using 1and1 and have created the subdomain. when I enter the url in my browser, my regular site shows up. I am also using MODx with a database. So where do I upload the index and website files?

 

to the folder that was created when you made the subdomain.

 

Well your web host must have sent you your ftp details, so just get a ftp software like filezilla and connect to your host and open www folder where you should upload the files

 

ok, thanks guys. I will give it a go tonight.
I was just expecting something different when I pointed to the new URL. I guess the browser gooes go the next available index.html file or something.

BG66

 

Hey guys, I got it working tonight.
I had not created a different account on my FileZilla setup. That is why it was still looking at my current site.

BG66