We do this all the time by setting up host names in DNS under our own domain name. For example
nicksbakery.ourdomain.com bobstire.ourdomain.com If you know how to set up the virtual web sites in IIS using host headers, then what you may be missing is the need to configure the DNS. We manage our own DNS, so it's pretty simple. If you don't have direct access to the DNS for your domain this could be more trouble than its worth to have your ISP do it for you. But your could have whoever does your domain's DNS delegate a zone to a DNS server that you could run on your development server exclusively for these development host names. Have them delegate a sub-zone to your DNS server. For instance dev.ourdomain.com Then you can manage the dev.ourdomain.com zone and create host names below that: nicksbakery.dev.ourdomain.com bobstire.dev.ourdomain.com Alternately, you could register a domain name just for development purposes and run the DNS on your development server. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: RE: How to set virtual sites for localhost viewing? > Anyone else have any thoughts on what Calvin suggested below > as far as setting up a "development site" for online client viewing of a > site in progress? > > I can't figure out what I'm missing in the setup....probably something > Calvin > figured I knew...but apparently don't... > > Rick > ------------------------ > > Hi, Calvin... > > I decided to try your approach with dev.myclient.com as a staging site > for > clients, > but when I put the host header in with a current site, it's not > showing... > > For example: > > Current Online Site: www.cccconline.net > Also has as host header: cccconline.net > Added host header: dev.cccconline.net > > But if I go to http://dev.cccconline.net, it's not coming up. > > I'm missing something somewhere...what could it be? > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Calvin Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:54 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How to set virtual sites for localhost viewing? > > > How about this: > > Your site: www.defaultwebsite.com > Client site: www.myclient.com > Client development site: dev.myclient.com > > Setup your development sites to have hostheaders for the > dev.myclient.com > site. This would more closely mirror their site in production. > > - Calvin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:29 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How to set virtual sites for localhost viewing? > >>it's good to have your development environment mirror your production > one as much as possible. > > For sure...that's what I've done in the past and trying to setup this > time. > It just takes some time to figure out the settings and procedures when > things are setup differently... > >>In production, presumably, that client's content > will have its own virtual server > > Yes, that's what I've done in the past...the idea of using a virtual > directory > was for an intermediate step between initial (for my eyes only) > development > and deployment of the finished site to the public. > > For the client to be able to access the site on the Internet, without > using > host headers for a virtual site (server), the website would have to be > setup > in a virtual directory under the default website so it could be accessed > by domain name of the default website, e.g. > http://www.DefaultWebsite.com/website/index.cfm, > or by IP, e.g. http://66.xx.xx.xxx/website/index.cfm, right? > > That seems to be the only two ways I can get a site to show up without > using the host headers and for those ways to work, I had to setup a > virtual > directory > for the site and wait to setup a virtual site when I was ready to use > the > domain name > with Host Headers... > > Am I understanding things or am I missing something? > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:33 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How to set virtual sites for localhost viewing? > > >> The reason I don't go to a virtual server ("site" in IIS) at >> first is to avoid having to use Host Headers and expose the >> site to the public via the domain name before it's complete. >> Usually, I would just tell a client to go >> http://66.xx.xx.79/cfdocs/yoursite/index.cfm to view their site. >> >> Looks like that'll just change to telling to go to >> http://www.DefaultWebsite.com/yoursite/index.cfm, which will >> work the same, promote my website (when I finally build it!) >> and be easier for the client to remember. >> >> Does this sound like it will work well? > > You don't have to expose anything to anyone you don't want to, whether > you > use virtual servers or not. I guess my whole point here is just to > mention > that it's good to have your development environment mirror your > production > one as much as possible. In production, presumably, that client's > content > will have its own virtual server, and won't be a directory within a > virtual > server. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:196147 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
