I just confirmed that this idea works. The only downside is your NIC will require static IP addresses.
On Feb 24, 2011 8:38am, jqdur...@gmail.com wrote: > Jason Fisher's answer is exactly what I'd do. IIS configuration (assuming > you're using IIS) is actually the more tedious step. Perhaps adding an > additional IP to your NIC and pointing your Hosts records at it would > provide simple configuration of IIS for this monster domain app (routing > by IP rather than host header). I'll test it. > On Feb 24, 2011 8:29am, Rick Faircloth r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: > > > > > > > One solution is to have a table of sub-domains that refer to the main > > > > > application config table: lookup "domain.com" or "blog.domain.com" or > > > > > "www.domain.com" and find the parent config record > for "www.domain.com". > > > > > In that case, you can then add "dev.domain.com" to the sub-domain > table, > > > > > but you'd still have to have the dev.domain.com entry in your local > hosts > > > > > file for it to work. > > > > > > > > Boy that's starting to get complicated. I'm already, > > > > even before actually starting, to long for the days > > > > of single, isolated websites. > > > > > > > > I would tend to ignore the subdomains for now, > > > > except for the fact that subdomains using "mobile" > > > > are coming on so strong and are part of my > > > > application-building plan... mobile.xyz.com. > > > > > > > > It seems, especially with the mobile dev world, > > > > that it would be a lot simpler, and perhaps more > > > > efficient in the end, to have one MSOC app for > > > > desktop sites and another MSOC app for the same > > > > site in a mobile version. > > > > > > > > I'm going to have to think on this one for awhile > > > > to come up with a sound, long-term (as long as possible > > > > in this fast changing landscape) plan. I don't want to > > > > get half-way down this path of app development and > > > > then realize I need to start all over. > > > > > > > > Perhaps some of you smart people on the list could > > > > blog (in-depth) about how to go about this (in detail!). > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:342562 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
