On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, martin langhoff wrote:
>
> the mod_perl related background:
>
> I was recently asked if one of the domains we were hosting could have
> its users folders mapped in the domain name. Something like
> folder.domain.com, instead of domain.com/folder . My silly mind tumbled
> around, mumbling at which apache request I was going to catch the domain
> and turn it into a subrequest, and I mumbled 'yes, of course'.
>
> the catch:
>
> As you may have imagined, it maybe trivial to do in Apache (I haven't
> done it yet, but I hope it is). What is not trivial is to trick BIND
> into saying it knows as many domains as folders I want. Or is it?
>
> the question:
>
> Is it possible to tell BIND to catch *.domain.com and answer the same
> ip?
Yes, I believe the entry is simply *.domain.com!
Then use mod_rewrite to map the right folder.
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