I'm still very new at this, so I would welcome more detail in the explanation :)
First let me make clear what things I do have some understanding of, to give perspective. I have created a system on Tomcat4 (on port 8443, although I'd prefer port 443) that has a login page. That login page hits a database to authenticate the login, and if successful, it allows the user to move around the site. For example, https://mydomain.com:8443/mysite/Login.jsp is the start. Currently the pages aren't tailored to the user that logs in, but that's something I can handle when I get around to it. What I'd rather have is this: https://joe.mydomain.com There I would show a dynamically-generated page, tailored somewhat to how Joe wants it (via some template system using my database, which I can handle). Then on Joe's page I would have a login form somewhere, which would allow Joe more access to his personal pages (all of which would be dynamically-generated as well.) I don't know much about a lot of this, including DNS, apache configuration, etc. I'd be glad to learn, just point me to the information. I've read the apache doc on large-scale virtual name-based hosting, but it depended on a physical directory for each virtual (and I think it requires me to have a DNS of my own?) Thanks again for any information. Michael --- Brian Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yep you can do that. > I would put apache web server as the front end then > use mod_jk or mod_webapp > as the connector to the tomcat instance. > Are you going to have mary login? > easy stuff, no problem. > have fun. > B > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Teter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Is this possible? > > > Hello. > > I would like to be able to create something like the > following example, and I need to know if this is > feasible with Tomcat... > > Assume I have the domain blah.com, and I would like > to > be able to create virtual names like > "mary.blah.com", > "john.blah.com", "michael.blah.com", etc. > > When someone goes to mary.blah.com, I would like the > pages they see to be dynamically generated, > something > like this: > > ---- > Welcome Mary! Based on your ranking, you can do the > following actions: > _View Production Reports_ > _Edit Report Profiles_ > > ---- > (or when someone goes to john.blah.com) > ---- > Welcome John! Based on your ranking, you can do the > following actions: > _Create Accounts_ > _Edit Accounts_ > _Input Production Numbers_ > > ---- > > I wouldn't know how to classify my experience with > Tomcat/Servlets/JSP, but if this helps tailor the > answers, I'm fairly comfortable using the Model2 > paradigm with JSP/Serlets and beans to generate > fairly > complicated interfaces. However, what I'm wanting > to > do now seems well beyond my current knowledge, so > any > pointers would be most welcome. > > Much thanks, > Michael > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every > occasion! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
