Unless you are using the load balancer ( hardware or software ) or
a load balancing scheme it shouldn’t matter.
From: Mark Drummond
[mailto:md2600@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:09 AM
To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SPAM] - application.company.com vs.
www.company.com/application? - Email found in subject
Hi all,
I have Apache sitting in front of some WebSphere app servers. So far, we have
always used virtual hosts in Apache to give each application it's own FQDN. So
we have app1.foo.com , app2.foo.com etc. This is leading to a (small)
proliferation of FQDNs, and now I am wondering if it is better to have a single
FQDN and use URIs to separate the applications. In other words, going to www.foo.com/app1, www.foo.com/app2. So now I am trying to
figure out the pros and cons, and looking for some input on how others are
doing this.
The way I see it, separate FQDNs for every application require more
administration. Because we are doing SSL everywhere I have to use IP based
virtual hosts so I'm creating new interfaces and allocating new IP addresses
for every new application. And then every app requires it's own certificate. On
the other hand, the increased separation between applications (separate virtual
hosts) looks good on paper, and does give me configuration flexibility,
separate log files etc.
Moving to www.foo.com/app# means I only
ever need one certificate. Adding a new app is as easy as creating a new
directory under htdocs. I end up with just one log file, but that is OK since
awstats can filter for us.
Any input is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
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Georgia: Why am I not doing what they're doing?
Rube: Because you're doing what you're doing. When it's time for you to do
something else you'll do that.
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