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  • 22-08-2008 09:03PM
    #1
    ChicoMendez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 648 ✭✭✭


    hi

    im working on a php site - i want to be able to create subdomains easily from my php script so as they redirect to pages on my site

    eg

    one.domain.com -> index.php?user=one
    john.domain.com -> index.php?user=john


    anyone know how to do this?

    many thanks


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  • #2
    cgarvey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,890 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    Use wildchar/wildcard DNS ( I.e. *.domain.com > 1.2.3.4 ) and either use the host request header in your PHP scripts to see what was domain accessed, or use mod_rewrite in a .htaccess to do a redirect.

    Your domain host/registrar/reseller will need to support wildchar/wildcard DNS records (and most big ones do). If not you can move your DNS to a more capable provider (and still use your current host, if you like).

    Your host will also need to have support for the wildchar/wildcard sub-domain in their web server config (or maybe a fixed IP address would be an alternative, even if it does cost a bit more).


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