help with CFLOCATION or CFHEADER?

Discussion in 'Programming' started by rhookham, Aug 3, 2008.

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    Hi - I just signed up for a new host, I was under the impression I could easily have multiple domains running off the same ip. My other host (hosting static sites only) was simple, you add as many domains and point them into subdirectories using GUI tools.

    'My new host now says it is best to setup another IP'. This will cost me another $50 a month ($45USD). I assume this is expensive in Australia compared to US.

    My new host says there is another work around... I must use a CF tag, either: CFLOCATION or CFHEADER. I assume I put these in the Header of a index.cfm file under the root of my ip?

    Then in the index.cfm page i should put:

    <CFHEADER statuscode="301" statustext="Moved Permanently">
    <CFHEADER name="..domain1/" value="wwww.domain1.com">

    <CFHEADER statuscode="301" statustext="Moved Permanently">
    <CFHEADER name="..domain2/" value="www.domain2.com">

    Is this correct, I really have no idea what I am doing!

    Also, more importantly, how will this impact SEO issues with each domain? Will google be able to follow this too?

    I am open to other alternatives to solve this issue, please suggest.

    Thanks

    Rhett
     
    rhookham, Aug 3, 2008 IP
  2. phydiux

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    This is a bad way to do this. Your host is either lazy, don't care, incompetent or just wants your money.

    You can setup any number of domain names on a single IP either through Apache or through IIS, so it shouldn't matter on their end - they just don't want to set it up because the package you bought from them doesn't have the 'capability'.

    In any case, your best option, I think, is to find a new host. You shouldn't ever have to do stuff like this - the HTTP server should be able to handle all this stuff for you through http1.1 headers and not through your own application modifying header. It sounds like your host is stuck in 1998.
     
    phydiux, Aug 4, 2008 IP
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    Uhhh, they should not be making you do this. They should give you a way to map the proper name to the appropriate folder.

    This basically makes it look like all your pages are missing and have been moved. I don't know if this ends up affecting page rank negatively. But I would complain to your host. Also 50 bucks for a new ip addres???? Sheeeesh!
     
    cpamoney, Sep 12, 2008 IP