[Pen] Fwd: [PLUG-Devel] url preference - a matter of syntax (?)

[eric©]

This came across my Linux devel list a little bit ago,and I'm curious
as to other's thoughts on this as well.

Eric


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net>
Date: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 1:14 AM
Subject: [PLUG-Devel] url preference - a matter of syntax (?)
To: plug-devel at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us


A question came up today at the (server) InstallFest, which I'd like
to consult the community about.

When setting up a web site|service|thing, the "thing" can be specified
as part of the URI authority, e.g. a subdomain (as in
http://thing.domain.com/), or as part of the URI path (as in
http://domain.com/thing/). The difference just depends on the web
server configuration, AFAICT.

Question is, which syntax/method is preferable, _and why_?

Assume, for the sake of argument (if you must make any assumptions),
that you have a Reverse Proxy server (NGINX for example) at your
disposal, and there are several "things", some of which run on the RP
server, and others which run on different machines|hosts (virtual or
otherwise).

TIA for your thoughts on this. Web links will suffice if you find
relevant ones. I'm not quite sure what I'd google to find a relevant
opinion.

--
-Eric 'shubes'

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