Commit: 9382a76b644a75ced024b9f83d66955bab5c0e75 Author: Ferenc Kovacs <[email protected]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:09:22 +0100 Parents: a9e4d7ba84edb11d1db9960b236029688cb0900e Branches: master
Link: http://git.php.net/?p=web/php.git;a=commitdiff;h=9382a76b644a75ced024b9f83d66955bab5c0e75 Log: clarifying the mirroring info with the round robin changes Changed paths: M mirroring.php Diff: diff --git a/mirroring.php b/mirroring.php index ad0237f..550cc4b 100644 --- a/mirroring.php +++ b/mirroring.php @@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ europe.rsync.php.net Options -Indexes -MultiViews </Directory> - ServerName xx.php.net - ServerAlias the.cname.you.set.up.example.com www.xx.php.net + ServerName ccx.php.net + ServerAlias cc.php.net www.ccx.php.net www.cc.php.net the.cname.you.set.up.example.com ServerAdmin [email protected] UseCanonicalName On @@ -253,16 +253,20 @@ europe.rsync.php.net You should only start to set up an Apache virtualhost for an official mirror, if you have <a href="#rule">contacted us first</a>, and asked for a possible name for your mirror. The official names for PHP mirrors - are in the convention: <code>"xx.php.net"</code>, where <code>"xx"</code> is - replaced by the 2-letter ISO country code of your mirror's location. If - there already is a <code>"xx.php.net"</code>, then you will probably get - <code>"xx2.php.net"</code>. Do not assume that you know the code you will - receive until your application has been reviewed and approved, and do - not submit an application saying, for example, "We are applying to - become DE.PHP.NET," because it's possible that the mirror already - exists, but is experiencing issues that have it temporarily removed - from active rotation. We do not want anyone to waste their time only - to have their application altered or rejected. + are in the convention: <code>"ccx.php.net"</code>, where <code>"cc"</code> + stands for the 2-letter ISO country code of your mirror's location and + <code>"x"</code> is an incremental identifier for the mirrors of that country. + Do not assume that you know the code you will receive until your + application has been reviewed and approved, and do not submit an application + saying, for example, "We are applying to become DE1.PHP.NET," because it's + possible that the mirror already exists, but is experiencing issues that + have it temporarily removed from active rotation. + We do not want anyone to waste their time only to have their application + altered or rejected. + The mirrors should also listen for the <code>"cc.php.net"</code> hostname + as we have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_DNS";>round robin + dns</a> configured for the those records, so any active mirror can receive + traffic for their respective <code>"cc.php.net"</code> hostname. </p> <p> @@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ europe.rsync.php.net This subdomain (<code>the.cname.you.set.up.example.com</code> in the above example) will be checked by mirror admins before the mirror is added. Therefore it is important that the mirror is capable of serving requests - for this name and the <code>(www.)xx.php.net</code> address provided by the + for this name and the <code>(www.)cc(x).php.net</code> address provided by the mirror administrators. </p> @@ -282,9 +286,10 @@ europe.rsync.php.net or just a specific hostname/IP address. Consult <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/index.html";>the Apache documentation</a> for the differences of the two methods. It is very - important to use your <code>xx.php.net</code> address as the ServerName, so + important to use your <code>ccx.php.net</code> address as the ServerName, so URL redirections will keep the requests in the php.net domain, ensuring - that the My PHP.net service will work. + that the My PHP.net service will work, plus it will cause the mirror to show + up as an unofficial mirror. </p> <p> @@ -382,7 +387,7 @@ europe.rsync.php.net Your country. </li> <li> - The xx.php.net address you used to set up the mirror site, which + The ccx.php.net address you used to set up the mirror site, which you obtained previously in a conversation with the mirror admins. </li> <li> -- PHP Webmaster List Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
