webmaster1 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I'm not familiar with the punctuated approach. Is there a specific terminology used to refer to this type of url so I can search for a few explanations? Are there any benefits to using one over the other? WHEN should I use either one or does it even matter? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204637-difference-between-somefoldersomesitecom-and-somesitecomsomefolder/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 The first is called a sub-domain while the other is called a sub-folder. You'd use the latter in most cases. You would only use the first if you were eg split load: www1.domain.com -- 82.69.15.35 www2.domain.com -- 82.69.15.36 www3.domain.com -- 82.69.15.37 .. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204637-difference-between-somefoldersomesitecom-and-somesitecomsomefolder/#findComment-1071454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
haku Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I usually use subdomains for a separate set of content on a domain. For example, I have three sections on my domain - one for anonymous users, one for family/friends, and one for clients. All three have different data on them, though they use the same site design. The three domains are: personal.domain.com clients.domain.com www.domain.com All of these could be done in sub folders, but I prefer to keep them as distinct domain names to prevent people accidentally accessing the wrong domain and/or myself posting the wrong data to the wrong domain. I do also have three more sub-domains: js.domain.com css.domain.com img.domain.com I serve javascript, css and images from these three domains to speed up the page load time slightly. But they are never directly accessed by anyone. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204637-difference-between-somefoldersomesitecom-and-somesitecomsomefolder/#findComment-1071469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster1 Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 Thanks for the explanations. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204637-difference-between-somefoldersomesitecom-and-somesitecomsomefolder/#findComment-1071610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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