[pLog-svn] update to multi-domain stuff.

[Jon Daley]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006, Christoph Feddersen wrote:
> Looks good! If an "*" is specified, the blog will be available under all 
> domains?
 	Correct, where "all" domains is defined as any domain that has its 
dns record pointing to the host, AND, the adminstrator has added a 
ServerAlias (or whatever GUI cpanel way) of making the domain point to the 
lifetype directory.  So, a bit of a pain (ie. manual) for the 
administrator to set it up for each blog, but there isn't any way around 
that.
 	Hrm. to further clarify: if you put a * that means you need to 
type the full domain in the text box.  Maybe I should change it to 
something else, because now I think you meant that the * would be under 
all other domains listed in the drop box, which isn't what it does, and I 
don't think I want it to do that.
 	The goal of the * feature is to allow people to host with 
somebody, but still use my own domain, so if I want to switch away from 
you at some point, I can.  The thought being (at least with the guy who 
asked me to implement this) is that if people can use their own domain, 
they are more likely to sign up with him, and so he gets a customer.  I 
have not idea if that actually happens in the real world.  I think most 
admins will not use the * but instead be able to have different subdomain 
names that aren't the username or the blogname, and so be more flexible 
with the choice of URLs.
 	For me, I might end up hosting all of my lifetype customers on one 
installation, instead of each customer being on a different installation 
like they are now, which is mildly a pain for upgrading, etc.  But, I am 
not sure about that, and currently, my customers don't all use the same 
URL method, so I am stuck there.

> Maybe using a comma as seperator is a bit easier to read, but just a personal 
> preference.
 	Yeah, I don't really care about which it is.  I think lifetype 
does spaces in other places, not sure if there are any comma separated 
lists anywhere else.

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