Virtual Domains on FMPro ?

[Leb i Sol]

Is it even possible to assign (for LAN access only) a virtual domain name for the builtin web server on FM Pro 6?

eg. 192.168.0.55:69 ---> type.some_name.com

Thank you!

[Garry Claridge]

Yes, you use your DNS for this. The only thing a Virtual Domain does, in Apache/IIS etc, is redirect the request to a new "Document root" on the server.

Good Luck.

Garry

[Jeff Spall]

Hi, an internal DNS server would handle the primary domain name for you, but I dunno how you would handle multiple virtual domains with *only* FMP. Once a domain call reaches a webserver, it's the webserver software that has to sort out where it goes and there's no facility in the FileMaker http server for that.

For multiple domains, you need to:

- add webserver software to your FileMaker server which understands virtual domains and let that handle all the domain routing

or

- use a directory structure with 'index.html' start pages, like www.mydomain.com/bulletins, www.mydomain.com/contacts etc.

regards, jeff

[Leb i Sol]

Thanx guys!

This is what I thought....it sounded too good for FM to be able to handle virtual(s). I guess it is time for me to start that internal DNS server that is been sitting. I was just wondering about all this...it would be nice if the FM could handle custom headers - as it does "talk" on netscan and reveals FM specs...

Anyhow, thank you Garry & Jeff for the pointers!

All the best!

[Garry Claridge]

The DNS handles the "subdomains". For example:

clarsys.com.au and fm.clarsys.com.au

Virtual Domains are generally for multihomed servers. That is, more than one domain name is pointed at a server. For example, I have these domain names pointed to my server:

www.clarsys.com.au

www.malenyarts.com

www.ballisticarts.org

Hope this is of interest.

Garry

[Leb i Sol]

right, thanx Garry....this is all internal stuff so I was just lookin up on possiblity to host many files (folder concept) with many "sites" much like .httpaccess can handle virtual folders and use DNS pointes....anyhow,

eg.

internal DNS server --points to--> IP 192.168.2.50

kitchen.house.com -- > same IP. root : C:folderA

livingroom.house.com -->same IP root : C:folderB

but this would mean that FM could handle HTTP Rewrites etc......but then again it would be called "web server for workgroups" not the DB...LOL

thanx for showing interest and responding!

All the best!

[Garry Claridge]

Yes, general web-servers, such as Apache and IIS, can do that. However, specific purpose web-servers, such as WebCompanion, other DB servers, routers, etc, cannot do that.

It would be easy to run Apache, or IIS, on your server to handle redirected static resource requests. This is where you could use the Virtual Domain capability as a pseudo DNS.

All the best. Anything is possible

Garry

[Jeff Spall]

Hi,

If these "domains" aren't going to change a lot you could simply handle them with host files on the client computers if you don't want to set up your own DNS server. You might even be able to define a directory path in a hosts file - I've never tried!

Webserver software running on your web FMPro server is a good idea as it can do all the stuff the very basic FMPro HTTP server doesn't do like ftp, file upload, virtual domains, SSI etc. and can take the load off FileMaker by serving all the static pages.

jeff

[Anatoli]

I am also using proper web server and FM.

Virtual domains are set in WebServer and FM is serving from own directory structure.

So www.abc.com is going to WebServer and if there is FM stuff the address from www.abc.com is going to web/abc FM directory.

Website xyz have www.xyz.com and the web/xyz FM directory.

[Leb i Sol]

Thank you guys!

Sounds like we "all are listening to the same piece of music"

...thanx again!

p.s.

old_notes:

so if one can tweaks http server to do html rewrites -masks the URL and with an internal proxy+firewal the the actual FM server....FM process the FMPro/URLs and sends them back to the HTML server...hm ...hmm.... :0

all there is left is to make CDML tags be "readable by HTTP srver"....hmmmm perhaps a mod_CDML is in place for Apache lovers ;-)

[Garry Claridge]

Check-out the thread on "Web Security Filter" also the thread on "CDML and Apache".

They have exactly what you need

All the best.

Garry

[Leb i Sol]

nice work Garry

any time I turn arround I see PHP....perhaps it is time for me to learn it...noooo...wait....I wanted to be an MIS not a programmer