It makes it easier for them to split the traffic between the sites, for one thing.
Each sub domain can sit on its own IP address. I use sub domains off my main domain when sites are in development and prior to registration of the domain they will exist on. Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 September 2006 00:35 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Just a quick OT question? Is it just me, or is this more trouble than it is worth? I mean if you are hosting a single site like ebay is, what is the benefit? If there is a benefit I would really like to know more!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Imperial" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 5:10 PM Subject: RE: Just a quick OT question? > Might shed a little more light for you .... > http://content.websitegear.com/article/subdomain_setup.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 7:05 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Just a quick OT question? > > I am not much of a server set-up guy and was wondering how places like ebay > format their url like this. Any takers? > > if you go to their home page it is > http://www.ebay.com > > If you click on a category... > http://antiques.ebay.com > > And if you click on a sub category > http://antiques.listings.ebay.com > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:252024 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
