subdomains - what's involved

PHP subdomains mysql logins

[sarahk]

I'm looking at creating a service and have been looking around for a host. I found [lypha.com...] and they let me have unlimited subdomains.

My users will need to register but not necessarily login to access their information.

rather than giving each a url to their personal pages as
* [mysite.com...]
I could give them
* [yourstuff.mysite.com...]

which looks cooler.

Now for each registration I'll want to set up 2 tables in a mysql database in their name (easy), and set up their subdomain (what's involved?).

Can their pages always point to a single index.php?

What else do I need to consider?

[plumsauce]

Ask your host for a wildcard DNS entry.

[sarahk]

is that it?

no .htaccess stuff?

I guess since they're not ftp'ing it will be simpler. Great!

[plumsauce]

sorry don't know about .htaccess

i was just answering the question
of how to make the site reachable
from a browser. but yes, a single
index.php should be okay. you
need to read the host header sent
by the browser.

[sarahk]

thanks Plumsauce, I guess it might just be that easy!

[xanthus]

hi sarahk,

did you manage to do it. if yes can you direct me to the host who gave to wildcard DNS.

Thanks
Xanthus

[sarahk]

Hi

I'm not doing it straight away, just checking out what's involved so that when I get the go ahead I can move quickly.

I looked at Lypha but have read a bad review so will revise that.

Then saw a good review for a few sites and spiderweave came into my budget range here's what they said

We only offer subdomain support as if the go to sarah.mysite.com the will go
to mysite.com/sarah

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