We do exaclty this for a customer with "affiliates". They actually share a single codebase. When a web request comes in we check out the first part of the domain string which is like "affiliateid".domain.com (ie. 888.domain.com). From that information we can "set up" the properties of that affilaite site - pages, layout, session, application name.... Whatever we like. In this manner we can run 40 or 50 individual looking "sites" out of a single IIS site and single code base. It works fairly well - but naturally there are some trade offs.
-mark -----Original Message----- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 3:06 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Advice needed on how to proceed with app... Maybe I'm misunderstanding the term "DNS wildcard"... can you explain what that is in your scenario? In the scenario you describe, I don't see a "DNS wildcard" that I understand, because I would be registering a domain for my CMS site, then pre-pending my client's company on the front, as you demonstrated with http://StickfordHomes.RealtorOffice.net. That would work, I just don't see what the wildcard part is... Also, StickfordHomes.RealtorOffice.net would be a subdomain of RealtorOffice.net... right? You must mean I wouldn't have to handle subdomains for each client... correct? Rick -----Original Message----- From: Michael E. Carluen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 2:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Advice needed on how to proceed with app... > The next question that comes to mind is how to structure the domains / > subdomains for the CMS's. Rick, How about using DNS wildcard? Lots of app-as-a-service sites already use it. You can register a single generic sounding domain like realtoroffice.net. Then pre-append your client's company name on the URL like http:// Stickfordhomes.realtoroffice.net . This way, you do not need to manage any subdomains. Michael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:262625 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
