Re: Hosting multiple subdomains with a common SVNParentPath under apache

Ryan Schmidt wrote on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 20:09:31 -0600:
> On Mar 10, 2011, at 15:17, Daniel F. Garcia wrote:
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> > This is a good solution, but I have 2 additional requirements
> > * I have >100 subdomains and I want to save time setting them up (ok, I could script this)
> > * I need to be able to add subdomains without restarting apache
> >
> > The 2nd requirement is why I used the *.mydomain.com alias and used the SVNParentPath directive.
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> Sorry, Daniel, I don't know a way to accomplish all those objectives. The only options Subversion provides are:
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> * SVNPath: host a single repository at a URL
> * SVNParentPath: host multiple repositories under a parent URL
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Thus, this is really an httpd question not an svn question. The
@httpd.apache.org lists might be the better forum.

> There is no provision for using SVNParentPath with the repository name coming from the hostname, only from a directory component in the URL.
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> You cannot use mod_rewrite or similar to fake this. Subversion clients do not follow HTTP redirects.
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They will in 1.7: http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.7#http-redirects

> The only way I know to accomplish the functionality you want is to define each subdomain as its own VirtualHost, either manually or via a script you write. You will have to restart Apache when making changes, though a graceful restart shouldn't impact you too much.
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Received on 2011-03-14 17:16:43 CET