can 2 domain names point to one computer but 2 different pages?

[Keego]

stop replying people!

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

isnt that the idea behind web hosts?

like they host 100 sites on one p00ter. am i missing something?

 

[Keego]

exactly, how's it done

 

[djs1w]

two sites (www.abc.com & www.xyz.com) are hosted on server1. You type in www.xyz.com and it contacts server1, server1 knows that it has more than one site it's hosting and then determines which one you want. It sees in your request that you want www.xyz.com and then forwards you to that website.

I don't know how detailed of an explanation you were looking for, but that's the jist of it.

 

[rh71]

Look into the use of HTTP Headers. Trust me. (I meant HOST Headers).

 

[crystal]

Behind it all, basically it comes down to files and/or subdirectory on a given computer. An webserver will create a link/match between domain name with a given file. i.e. www.something.com -> file1 and www.whatisthat.com -> file2.

 

[thomsbrain]

host headers, baby. easy as pie.

 

[rh71]

http://www.iisanswers.com/Top10FAQ/t10-hostheaders.htm

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/080200-1.shtml

 

[Keego]

Great, thanks a bunch guys

 

[phatcow]

its called domain stacking...

multiple domains for one IP address.

 

[Russ]

<< its called domain stacking... >>



That's one way to do it, although it's the lowball approach used by web hosts to stuff the site in to a sub directory of an existing site. The proper way to do it is Virtual Name Hosting, so that each site has it's own root.

Russ, NCNE