Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread Per Jessen
Tim Martens wrote: Thanks for all your answers. To clarify my question, I'm looking for advice regarding how best to set up users for a web app, e.g., username.myapp.com vs myapp.com/username and the pros and cons of each. Using username.myapp.com means defining that name in your DNS and

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread Per Jessen
Shreyas Agasthya wrote: I am not sure who the end-users are for your website but if you are concerned about scalability, I would definitely go for a sub-domain approach. Assuming you approach a CDN like Akamai and you want to offload the traffic to come from the cloud, it's lot easier for you

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread Peter Lind
On 26 August 2010 08:08, Per Jessen p...@computer.org wrote: Tim Martens wrote: Thanks for all your answers. To clarify my question, I'm looking for advice regarding how best to set up users for a web app, e.g., username.myapp.com vs myapp.com/username and the pros and cons of each. Using

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread Per Jessen
Peter Lind wrote: On 26 August 2010 08:08, Per Jessen p...@computer.org wrote: Tim Martens wrote: Thanks for all your answers. To clarify my question, I'm looking for advice regarding how best to set up users for a web app, e.g., username.myapp.com vs myapp.com/username and the pros and

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread tedd
At 1:45 PM -0500 8/25/10, Tim Martens wrote: Hi Everyone, New to the list. Hello! I'm in the customer discovery phase for a Health IT web application concept I have. My programmer is new to web apps, but not to programming and is set up with LAM(PHP). We're still debating weather to use a

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread tedd
At 4:45 PM -0500 8/25/10, Tim Martens wrote: Thanks for all your answers. To clarify my question, I'm looking for advice regarding how best to set up users for a web app, e.g., username.myapp.comvs myapp.com/username and the pros and cons of each. All users will be using essentially the same app

RE: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread Bob McConnell
From: tedd At 1:45 PM -0500 8/25/10, Tim Martens wrote: Hi Everyone, New to the list. Hello! I'm in the customer discovery phase for a Health IT web application concept I have. My programmer is new to web apps, but not to programming and is set up with LAM(PHP). We're still debating weather to

RE: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-26 Thread tedd
At 9:58 AM -0400 8/26/10, Bob McConnell wrote: From: tedd 4. Host? Roll the dice like the rest of us. Before you can select a hosting provider, define what you want. Are you looking for a cage with power and network connections, a VM that you can load up and manage, or a fully managed

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 13:45 -0500, Tim Martens wrote: Hi Everyone, New to the list. Hello! I'm in the customer discovery phase for a Health IT web application concept I have. My programmer is new to web apps, but not to programming and is set up with LAM(PHP). We're still debating

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Peter Lind
On 25 August 2010 20:54, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 13:45 -0500, Tim Martens wrote: If you're new to PHP, I would recommend not using a framework for the experience you will gain with the language, as a framework will tend to hide away certain

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Tim Martens tim.mart...@gmail.com wrote: Language/Framework decisions aside... my main question is about subdomain ( customerx.appname.com vs subdirectory (appname.com/customerx/) models for instances of individual customers' accounts. It seems most people

RE: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Steven Staples
application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory) On 25 August 2010 20:54, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 13:45 -0500, Tim Martens wrote: If you're new to PHP, I would recommend not using a framework for the experience you will gain

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Shreyas Agasthya
story, not my call, I just program it :P Steven Staples -Original Message- From: Peter Lind [mailto:peter.e.l...@gmail.com] Sent: August 25, 2010 3:01 PM To: a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk Cc: Tim Martens; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Web application architecture

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Shreyas Agasthya shreya...@gmail.comwrote: I am not sure who the end-users are for your website but if you are concerned about scalability, I would definitely go for a sub-domain approach. Assuming you approach a CDN like Akamai and you want to offload the

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Paul M Foster
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 01:45:33PM -0500, Tim Martens wrote: Hi Everyone, New to the list. Hello! I'm in the customer discovery phase for a Health IT web application concept I have. My programmer is new to web apps, but not to programming and is set up with LAM(PHP). We're still debating

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Paul M Foster
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 01:45:33PM -0500, Tim Martens wrote: Hi Everyone, New to the list. Hello! I'm in the customer discovery phase for a Health IT web application concept I have. My programmer is new to web apps, but not to programming and is set up with LAM(PHP). We're still debating

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread Tim Martens
Thanks for all your answers. To clarify my question, I'm looking for advice regarding how best to set up users for a web app, e.g., username.myapp.comvs myapp.com/username and the pros and cons of each. All users will be using essentially the same app that will have their data in their account. I

Re: [PHP] Web application architecture (subdomain vs. sub directory)

2010-08-25 Thread David McGlone
On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 21:01 +0200, Peter Lind wrote: On 25 August 2010 20:54, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 13:45 -0500, Tim Martens wrote: If you're new to PHP, I would recommend not using a framework for the experience you will gain with the