Looking for script

One that displays the domain of any given site

[limbo]

When I register a domain I have a page that is automatically generated (customisable) by my hosts along the lines of:

this domain has been registered by www.mysite.com for more info....

I would like a script (JS or otherwise) that displayed:

www.newdomain.com has been registered by www.mysite.com for more info....

Anyone got a method for a call like this? Cheers, Limbo.

[dragonthoughts]

You could get the value from a perl CGI returning $ENV{SERVER_NAME}

or using SSI and the SERVER_NAME value

[limbo]

Sounds good. What does it all mean?

[dragonthoughts]

This isn't really a Javascript solution, so is a little off topic.

The server knows what it is called. So server-side technologies can return return the information for you.

If you hosting your site on an Apache server, with Server Side Includes (SSI) enabled then if your display page includes the line:

This site is called <!--#echo var="SERVER_NAME" -->

You would get the result you are looking for, because the server would replace the comment text by wwww.yourdomain.com or whatever.

The perl solution is a little more involved.

For a good reference on the basics of SSI, have a look at Apache's own tutorial at [httpd.apache.org ]

[limbo]

Thanks for your time. This seems a lot of effort for a such an action - could a similar thing be done using php?

[dragonthoughts]

Certainly, in PHP, the magic value is in

$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']

if you are running PHP version 4.10 or later then it is in

$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SERVER_NAME']

For further details, see the PHP documentation at [uk.php.net ]

My personal choice is to use SSI for simple tasks, and PHP for anything more intelligent, but that's also related to how the servers are configured.

[Mike12345]

The following Javascript would do the trick also. Although server side solution is more reliable.

<script>document.writeln(location.hostname, ' has been registered by www.mysite.com for more info.... ');</script>

[limbo]

Thanks Dragonthoughts. the PHP example sounds ike it woud suit me, Could you place the snippet you describe into a basic example (I'm a a designer not programmer) - I have toyed with a php page but had no luck executing the command - I am probably missing something very obvious.

Mike you JS version worked a treat, thank you.

[dragonthoughts]

Limbo, assuming you have a recent edition of PHP, what you need is:

<p>
<em><?php print "$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']"?></em> has been registered by www.mysite.com for more info...
</p>

if you have an older version of PHP then try:
<p>
<em><?php print "$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SERVER_NAME']"?></em> has been registered by www.mysite.com for more info...
</p>
There are other alternatives, but oen of these will work.

[limbo]

Thanks Dragonthoughts - But when i use either I get his error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/sites/mysite.com/public_html/filemane.php on line 40

I'm still missing something?

[Mike12345]

Try it this way:

<p>
<em><?php echo $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']?></em> has been registered by www.mysite.com for more info...
</p>

[limbo]

Thanks mike. That made all the difference, ta, Limbo.