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Wildcard Subdomains

1 Jan 23, 2008 03:48    

My b2evolution Version: Not Entered

I've successfully setup b2 to work as a single install across multiple domains using the directions on [url=http://www.masonworld.com/blogging-software/running-b2evolution-multiple-blogs-multiple-domains-one-install-shared-host/]MasonWorld[/url]

What I've been unable to achieve is to get subdomains to work on on of the domains. What I'd like to be able to do is forward abc.domain.com to a blog, and def.domain.com to another blog. I've setup a wildcard DNS on the server, thinking that was the way to go, but I'm not sure.

Anyone have any advice?

PS: How do I add the version number to the post? I'm using 2.3.

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2 Jan 25, 2008 05:06

a redirect should be pretty simple.

You can do it via the .htaccess file... or create an index.html, or index.php or index.htm file depending on your host. You may need to work with your host actually to tell you which will be the supported file.

In my case is index.html first, then index.htm and then php.

anyway, once you have a default page, going to abc.mySite.com will read the default page which would redirect you to www.mySite.com/TheBlogYouWant

This is an easy one to do inside an html page

Place the following HTML redirect code between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags of your HTML code.

<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.yourSiteYouWantToRedirectTo.com/index.html">

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3 Jan 27, 2008 18:08

I think what you're saying is to redirect the subdomain to a directory, which contains the stub for the appropriate blog.

The 'problem' with this approach is that I'd have to manually create the directories (and the cpanel redirect) for every new user.

Does b2 support subdomains in a more configuration kind of way?

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4 Feb 02, 2008 18:53

No-one else managed to get b2 working across subdomains?! Do I actually need to use cpanel to setup a redirect for each subdomain, and then manually put a stub in each subdomain directory?

Or is there a way to configure this in b2?

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5 Feb 17, 2008 06:07

Some feedback here would be nice. I'm happy to provide more details if my question is unclear... or has no-one ever needed to setup blogs on a subdomain, wildcard or otherwise?

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6 Feb 17, 2008 06:30

I haven't tried playing with it at all because I don't have a need for it, but in 240RC2 on the Blog settings->pick a blog->URLs subtab there is an option for "Subdomain of basedomain" with "http://url_name.yourdomain.com/" as a 'note'.

I do not know if that existed in 230RC1 or not because as soon as 240 came out I upgraded. No sense in staying with a beta IMHO, but 230RC1 was pretty good. Also I've no idea if it will work with add-on domains (as the masonworld post seems to focus on), so it might be just a way to craft up a clever-looking URL.

For me, when I need b2evo in an add-on domain I just install the software again. :roll:

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