What about the webserver? I'm using OpenBD/TomCat. I have to define my
sites in the config.. Hostname/IP
Is OpenBD going to respond to all subdomains of configured domains? For
instance, I have the following config.
<Host name="company.com" appBase="webapps">
<Context path=""
docBase="C:\openbd\tomcat\webapps\details_at\" />
<Alias>www.company.com</Alias>
<Alias>192.168.111.201</Alias>
</Host>
If I don't define the subdomain (like www is in the config) I don't think
tomcat will respond to it.
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Alex Skinner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nope setup within your dns.
>
> I'd find another host/dns provider
>
> Dyn.com are good.
>
> A
>
>
> On Tuesday, 8 May 2012, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do I setup that wildcard within BlueDragon's host?
> > My hosting company is saying that having wildcards in your actual dns
> entry in the dns server is a no-no because it can be abused.
> >
> > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Alex Skinner <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> You can setup a wildcard dns a record of * pointing to your server ip
> then anything.yourdns.com will work.
> >>
> >> Should just be a case of looking at the cgi.http_host and parsing out
> the bit you want then redirecting question is whether you want a temporary
> redirect aka cflocation or a 301 ?
> >>
> >> A
> >>
> >> On Tuesday, 8 May 2012, Jason Allen <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > I'm building an app and I'm curious about the best way to go about
> adding a function. Basically, I want to give users a subdomain they can use
> as a redirect.
> >> >
> >> > Currently, users will get a subfolder; aka company.com/username
> >> > I also want to give them username.company.com
> >> > I understand that I'll have to devise a way to update my dns
> records,but I also need for OpenBD to recognize the hostname as
> well. What's the best way of dynamically updating my OpenBD config to add
> the new hostnames to the hostheader list?Can I just set it up with a
> wildcard so I don't need to update anything?
> >> > Next, how would I be able to dynamically point that
> username.company.com to a website that they declare? For subfolders (
> company.com/username), I just parse out the 'username', look it up in a
> db, and forward users to the url in the database.
> >> > aka company.com/openBD could forward to groups.google.com/openbd
> >> > This works because the subfolder doesn't actually exist, and when the
> 404 error is thrown, I run a script to check if the folder is in the
> database.
> >> > However, with subdomains, they would just resolve to the site, not a
> specific folder, so I'm not sure how I could dynamically forward users to a
> URL (from a database) just based on subdomain alone.
> >> > Thoughts?
> >> > Basically, I want users to get 'username.company.com' and be able to
> point that to any url they want.
> >> > -Jason
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/
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> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex Skinner
> >> Managing Director
> >> Pixl8 Interactive
> >> Tel: +448452600726
> >> Email: [email protected]
> >> Web: pixl8.co.uk
> >>
> >> --
> >> online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/
> >> google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462
> >> http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
> >
> > --
> > online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/
> > google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462
> > http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
> >
>
> --
> Alex Skinner
> Managing Director
> Pixl8 Interactive
>
> Tel: +448452600726
> Email: [email protected]
> Web: pixl8.co.uk
>
> --
> online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/
> google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462
> http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
>
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