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How to make a catalog subdomain?


siavash

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I'd like to do two things:

 

1st: rename catalog to store or shop and rename admin to something else if possible. how can i do it?!

 

2nd: put my catalog (or whatever i call it) and especially admin in a subdomain i.e. http://catalog.mydomain.com and http://admin.mydomain.com

 

how can i achive this with least possible hassle!?

 

thanx for your help.

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what exactly needs chaging in the config file. the paths? right? i need to do it manually right?

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it is going to be lots of headaches if you do it that way, going back and forth. it can be done, but is it worth it?

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Mibble,

 

it looks better! besides isn't it securer?

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Yes, it can be a little confusing to setup this way. I currently have my store running in a subdomain, just not the admin part. I renamed the admin directory to something off the wall, and it is password protected. Nothing is totally secure. A hacker has the same chance of finding the admin area in a subdomain as he does as a directory of catalog. In fact, the chances are probably higher since the subdomain is actually a dns entry.

 

Yes, you will need to edit the configure.php files manually. Just edit the paths.

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thanks. will give it a go.

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it looks better! besides isn't it securer?
Considering that subdomains are published in public DNS, it is less secure (or obscure really) not more.

 

To add security, restrict who can access the admin area by IP (as well as username/password) and use SSL to hide the username/password.

 

Cheers,

Matt

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