Creating Subdomain

[Devine]

Is there a way to create a subdomain via php? (Without creating a new host account via whm access)

[trq]

This really isn't a php issue. Something like...

 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yoursite\.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ([^.]+)\.yoursite\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yoursite.com/%1 [L,R]

 

In your .htaccess will redirect http://foo.yoursite.com to http://yoursite.com/foo. So now, all you need do is have php create the foo (mkdir) directory within your web root.

[Devine]

Ok, how about..

 

a) How can I create a folder and insert certain files within that folder?

 

b) How can I turn that folder into a subdomain access via php?

[trq]

a) mkdir, fwrite.

b) See above.

[Devine]

for the mkdir, should I write the path as "www/folder" ?

[trq]

Would depend on your setup.

[Devine]

nvm, I looked into it alittle more, thanks for the functions

[Devine]

One other thing though... whats the function to replace all non-letter/number characters out of a variable? .. I just want to allow the following:

 

"-"

"a-z"

"numbers"

 

[Devine]

This really isn't a php issue. Something like...

 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yoursite\.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ([^.]+)\.yoursite\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yoursite.com/%1 [L,R]

 

In your .htaccess will redirect http://foo.yoursite.com to http://yoursite.com/foo. So now, all you need do is have php create the foo (mkdir) directory within your web root.

 

This doesnt work.

[trq]

This doesnt work.

 

What does that mean? What results are you getting?

[Devine]

No result..

 

I go to "http://beta.SITE.com" and it says "page doesnt load"....

[trq]

Have you got a directory within your web root called beta? Does it contain an index.php file?

[Devine]

There is a folder called "beta".. but there arent any files in it.. but should it still show the "parent directory" link and such if so?

[Devine]

Also, when I try to add any files to the "beta" folder (with SmartFTP)... It says I do not have permission / folder doesn't exist...

 

Is my mkdir ok?

 

function createfolder( $folder )
    {
    $folder = explode( "/" , $folder );
    $mkfolder = '';
    for(  $i=0 ; isset( $folder[$i] ) ; $i++ )
        {
        $mkfolder .= $folder[$i] . '/';
        if( !is_dir( $mkfolder ) )
        mkdir( "$mkfolder" ,  0777);
        }
    }

[Devine]

Also, when I try to add any files to the "beta" folder (with SmartFTP)... It says I do not have permission / folder doesn't exist...

 

Is my mkdir ok?

 

function createfolder( $folder )
    {
    $folder = explode( "/" , $folder );
    $mkfolder = '';
    for(  $i=0 ; isset( $folder[$i] ) ; $i++ )
        {
        $mkfolder .= $folder[$i] . '/';
        if( !is_dir( $mkfolder ) )
        mkdir( "$mkfolder" ,  0777);
        }
    }

 

I realize that when I create the folder, it doesn't set the "user" or "group".. Is there a way to do that?

[trq]

Also, when I try to add any files to the "beta" folder (with SmartFTP)... It says I do not have permission / folder doesn't exist...

 

If your going to create the directories in php your best to use php for all interactions. This is to do with the fact that ftp runs under your username, while php runs under apache's process username. This can cause qute a few issues on shared hosting.

 

I realize that when I create the folder, it doesn't set the "user" or "group".. Is there a way to do that?

 

chmod.

[Devine]

Now how about a function in php that can strip a variable of anything that isn't a number or a letter?

[Devine]

If your going to create the directories in php your best to use php for all interactions. This is to do with the fact that ftp runs under your username, while php runs under apache's process username. This can cause qute a few issues on shared hosting.

 

Is there a way to set the user/group to be my ftp user via php?

[trq]

Is there a way to set the user/group to be my ftp user via php?

 

chmod.

[Devine]

Isn't it chown that can change the user/group?

[Devine]

Ok, so I'm using lchown now... And I wanted to know what I have to do to make the path "/var/www/html/USER/FOLDER" accessible?

 

help!

[dj-kenpo]

most shared hosts disable the ability for subdomains unless you use their panels. simple htaccess won't work

[Devine]

most shared hosts disable the ability for subdomains unless you use their panels. simple htaccess won't work

 

Well I have a reseller account... so does that help? lol..

 

But uhh, any ideas?