If you use the web server (IIS or Apache in my case) you can do a few extra tricks like remapping /images/ to /images/specificdir
At 06:16 PM 7/31/2003 -0700, David Delbridge wrote: >I'm sorry. In rereading my post, I see now that I really wasn't very >clear at all. > >By "host headers vs. CGI vars" I really meant to compare IIS' host >header handling to that of a CF script. Are you aware of any voodoo >inside IIS that does a better job in directing incoming traffic by host >header than a CF script which parses the info from CGI.HTTP_HOST and >redirects via CFLocation? Do both methods share 100% of the same >caveats? > >Thank you. > >Dave > >-- > >David M. Delbridge >Circa 3000 >ColdFusion Hosting >http://www.circa3k.com >775-832-2445 > > >Dave Watts wrote: >> >> > This brings up a relevant question I've had for some time: >> > Is there any difference in using host headers vs. CGI >> > variables to direct traffic based on requested URL? I've >> > been under the impression for some time that the latter >> > method bears certain caveats, for example, incompatibility >> > with some older browsers (though I've never personally >> > witnessed it). Would the same caveats apply exactly to host >> > headers on IIS or is this method somehow more robust? >> >> I'm not sure I understand, exactly. When your browser sends a Host header >> (which any browser that supports HTTP/1.1 should send, I think), that is a >> CGI variable - CGI.HTTP_HOST in CF. Older browsers don't send the Host >> header, so those won't work with "name-based" virtual servers that require a >> host header. >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >> http://www.figleaf.com/ >> voice: (202) 797-5496 >> fax: (202) 797-5444 >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
