Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, martin langhoff wrote:
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As you may have imagined, it maybe trivial to do in Apache (I haven't
done it yet, but I hope it is).
I usually do it with mod_rewrite. Something like
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}!^www\.ek\.dk$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}^(www\.)?[^.]+\.ek\.dk$
RewriteRule ^(.+) %{HTTP_HOST}$1 [C]
RewriteRule ^(www\.)?([^.]+)\.ek\.dk(.*)/home/httpd/www.ek.dk/$2$3
should do the trick.
What is not trivial is to trick BIND into saying it knows as
many domains as folders I want. Or is it?
if you want only the right folders[tm], then you need to make a
little script that looks for the folders on disk (or in the database
or whatever) and exports it to a zone file.
If you just want everything, a wildcard record could do.
And you are right, neither of your (trivial ;-) ) problems has
anything to do with mod_perl.
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[OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
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? the apologies: I know. I know. I'm way off topic. Delete my msg ... I'm not a BIND warrior, but a mod_perl developer bound to BIND woes ... martin
Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
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. -- Matt/ Fastnet Software Ltd. High Performance Web Specialists Providing mod_perl, XML, Sybase and Oracle solutions Email for training and consultancy availability. http://sergeant.org | AxKit: http://axkit.org
Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
martin langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it possible to tell BIND to catch *.domain.com and answer the same ip? Plan A: Generate the zone files from the database. Plan B: Use the beta of Bind 9 which, I believe, has database bindings promised. I've hacked around with something like plan A recently. Got to the first 90% stage and lost interest ;-) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Apache, mod_perl, MySQL, Sybase hired gun for, well, hire -
Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
On Aug 31, David Hodgkinson wrote: martin langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it possible to tell BIND to catch *.domain.com and answer the same ip? Plan A: Generate the zone files from the database. Plan B: Use the beta of Bind 9 which, I believe, has database bindings promised. plan c: use a wildcard record and move on to real problems. :) jim
Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
Jim Winstead [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Aug 31, David Hodgkinson wrote: martin langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it possible to tell BIND to catch *.domain.com and answer the same ip? Plan A: Generate the zone files from the database. Plan B: Use the beta of Bind 9 which, I believe, has database bindings promised. plan c: use a wildcard record and move on to real problems. :) That too :-) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Apache, mod_perl, MySQL, Sybase hired gun for, well, hire -
Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
Jim Winstead wrote: plan c: use a wildcard record and move on to real problems. :) Bummer! I had thought I actually had a real problem ... gotta move on to find one ! martin [who can't believe this list's so great]
Re: [OT] DNS question (slightly mod_perl related...)
Matt Sergeant wrote: Yes, I believe the entry is simply *.domain.com! Then use mod_rewrite to map the right folder. Yup. Beware though, there are certain issues you may need to think of if you're going to be sending/receiving mail from these domain names. One problem is the reverse name lookup that mail transfer agents (sendmail, qmail, etc). But if all you're doing is web serving, should be Ok. - Barrie
