Thanks for the response. The users don't have any accounts on the
application web server(s). Their username is just how I currently
identify each user through a unique URL. The web content should be the
same for all users, they just need to each connect to a separate database.
- sf
Lindsay Hausner wrote:
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From: Steve Finkelstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 11:06 PM
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Application using Apache and URL schema inquiry
Hi all,
Hope this forum is appropriate for my dilemma.
I'm currently looking for an elegant solution to the following problem.
I have an application where each individual user logs into
http://username.foo.com to access their vhost/own document root.
Unfortunately, when you have a great deal of users, this adds quite the
administrative overhead with maintaining each document root amongst a
myriad of other issues. I'm looking for a more proper approach. If
anyone can suggest how they solve this matter, I'd appreciate it. Here's
my current thoughts:
a) We ditch username.foo.com. EVERY user gets redirected to
http://application.foo.com/appname or whatever URL we decide
on. The backend database however, will be unique for each user. The
variables for database connectivity will come from PHP's environment.
The application will keep track of the username and dynamically connect
to the appropriate backend database.
b) Completely arbitrary URLs. Using mod_rewrite and mod_auth, the
following is maybe possible? This seems the most elegant approach if
it's possible.
http://md5value.foo.com/application
This way users can't just guess away at URLs. They'd almost be dynamic,
if that makes sense. I don't want users being able to do
http://username.foo.com/hack.php?foo=bar etc.
Is there a way to use hashed directories and perhaps a mix of
mod_rewrite to make something happen?
Thank you kindly for your insight.
- sf
Why not use mod_userdir?
lh..
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