Re: Multiple Sites on Zend Server

Brian,

I would strongly recommend you create a new directory for your code in the IFS, my favorite place would be: /usr/local/mywebsite1, /usr/local/mywebsite2, etc. Use the Apache configuration to create Virtual Hosts to them or create a separate server for each if that makes sense for you. Virtual hosts will be easier from a networking point of view. (just copy the Zend version, change the listening port) ..

Now you will avoid unpleasant happenings if Zend or anyone else decides to change something in Zend delivered IFS directories.

It would take several hours to set up but you will be much happier having the default instance separated from your production work load. It will also assist you in setting up the work management so you can tune them to run properly.

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 2/17/2011 2:38 PM, Brian Piotrowski wrote:

Hi All,


I have a question with regards to running multiple sites off the server. My ultimate goal is to move all of our internal websites off our (gasp!) Microsoft Windows 2003 server and onto the 400.

However, I'm not sure how to handle multiple websites. For example, on our IIS, we have these sites:

pc.simcoeparts.com
isd.simcoepart.com
hr.simcoeparts.com
etc..

All are controlled by a host header file (PC, ISD, HR), which we then map back to the web server via a DNS host entry. I know I need to change the DNS entry to point from the MS Web server to the AS400 address, but I am unsure on how to set up the header file for multiple sites. Further to that, can I assume that each of the website files would be contained in their own separate folders (ie: /www/zendsvr/htdocs/PC, /www/zendsvr/htdocs/ISD, etc.)?

Thanks!

/b;

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