Re: [cobalt-users] Best way to forward domain?

[Kris Dahl <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have implemented several sites using this method to help redirect to a
regional information page.

I.e. http://europe.yourdomain.com is actually the same IP as
http://www.yourdomain.com.  The index.php3 script snags the hostname/domain
you're trying to go to and then redirects you to the
www.yourdomain.com/europe.php3, etc., when applicable.

-k

on 2/16/00 12:16 PM, Jeff Lasman at jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> We do it with a refresh page; I have no idea how they do it.
> 
> Of course with a database, HTML4, and the latest http, you could probably
> send everything to one IP, parse the URL out of the http headers, then look
> up the URL in a database, and use a PHP script to do something like I'm
> doing, but on the fly.
> 
> My guess is they'd do it that way.  Don't ask me how; I don't have the need
> <smile>.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> At 01:41 PM 2/16/00 -0600, you wrote:
>> Both NSI and REGISTER.COM offer URL forwarding now (can forward to specific
>> page elsewhere).
>> 
>> I wonder how they do it? Kinda odd if they create a refresh page.
>> 
>> CNAME can only go to base URL, right? (not www.url.com/pagethree.html)
> 
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> Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
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