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title: "What is a Root Folder?"
slug: "what-is-a-root-folder"
updated: 2026-06-30T01:56:16Z
published: 2026-06-30T01:56:16Z
canonical: "docs.serversaustralia.com.au/what-is-a-root-folder"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.serversaustralia.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is a Root Folder?

The root is the folder where the website files for a domain name are stored. Because cPanel allows for multiple domain names (addon domains and subdomains), you need to have a unique folder for each domain that you wish to display a separate site. *Some cases like WordPress child themes don’t need this, but pointing multiple domains to the same directory would show the same site across those multiple domains.*

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1674087244883.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T18%3A32%3A10Z&se=2026-10-28T19%3A32%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AXYYA5b%2FGOvuurdDHmtxFjRN2VTs4BcqVtgQ6ldvhQ0%3D)

Your **primary domain** is rooted in the **public_html** folder. Your **addon and subdomain** names can be rooted in their own folders inside the root folder, or in their own folder in public_html.

> [!NOTE]
> Multiple Domains, One Site
> 
> If your site supports it, you can point multiple domains to the same root directory as mentioned above. This is useful if you have multiple variations of the domain. For example, **domain.com, domain.com.au, ausdomain.com** etc