I like the cleanness of app.foo.com but you can do www.foo.com/app and
just make the URL look like app.foo.com using rewrites. I haven't
actually tried to see if that'll work with SSL though. I'd probably just
use an IP per each if you have enough IPs to do it. Keeping everything
clean will save time and money in the end I think.
Hi all,
I have Apache sitting in front of some WebSphere app servers. So far,
we have always used virtual hosts in Apache to give each application
it's own FQDN. So we have app1.foo.com <http://app1.foo.com>,
app2.foo.com <http://app2.foo.com> etc. This is leading to a (small)
proliferation of FQDNs, and now I am wondering if it is better to have
a single FQDN and use URIs to separate the applications. In other
words, going to www.foo.com/app1 <http://www.foo.com/app1>,
www.foo.com/app2 <http://www.foo.com/app2>. So now I am trying to
figure out the pros and cons, and looking for some input on how others
are doing this.
The way I see it, separate FQDNs for every application require more
administration. Because we are doing SSL everywhere I have to use IP
based virtual hosts so I'm creating new interfaces and allocating new
IP addresses for every new application. And then every app requires
it's own certificate. On the other hand, the increased separation
between applications (separate virtual hosts) looks good on paper, and
does give me configuration flexibility, separate log files etc.
Moving to www.foo.com/app# <http://www.foo.com/app#> means I only ever
need one certificate. Adding a new app is as easy as creating a new
directory under htdocs. I end up with just one log file, but that is
OK since awstats can filter for us.
Any input is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
--
Georgia: Why am I not doing what they're doing?
Rube: Because you're doing what you're doing. When it's time for you
to do something else you'll do that.
--
Michael McGlothlin
Southwest Plumbing Supply
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