Re: [cobalt-users] Virtual Site Question.

[Alfredo <alfredo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> One
> the account is set up and the files are uploaded, what would be the http://
> address for reaching those files for IP address.
>
> For example, something like  http://216.245.345.123/web/www.domain.com

On Raq3s (and I assume it's so with the 4s) the above won't work. You 
can't access a url that doesn't have a dns record as your machine is 
currently "set up".

There are a bunch of different approaches folks use in the archives 
(I think one even involves slightly changing some of the rewrite 
rules) but you don't have to do all that. The one we use is pretty 
easy and lots of people on here use it:

Use a domain name which already resolves to your machine. I mean, one 
that is THERE already. Say ciantro.com

Say that your client's site is called www.greatsite.com

Set up a site for your client like this:

greatsite.ciantro.com

(you can use any other "hostname" that doesn't yet exist for that 
domain -- "test" whatever)

Set up an A record for precisely that url.

Give the client ftp access to THAT virtual site. You can create the 
admin right now, email and all (it will carry over).

When the client's domain move is approved, you rename the site 
correctly (e.g. www.greatsite.com) with the GUI, erase the previous 
dns record you had for that site and set up a "set" of correct dns 
records for the greatsite.com domain (including email).

No problem -- all with the GUI and all good. Hope that helps. :-)

Alfredo
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