hi all, i have a cms that i am using for about 6 domains at the moment.
i currently use svn to check out an ''instance'' of each cms for
a client
and then modify a few global particular settings. each instance
references its own database per client but in addition it accesses a
global database that contains settings (such as if this client has
access to shop functions etc).
what i would like to do is use only one ''instance'' of the cms
and one
database for all clients. i have given it some thought and these are the
pros and cons:
pros:
+ all clients get upgraded together
+ can release easily with capistrano to one location
+ don''t have separate rails processes running, can just have one
cluster
to control
cons:
- need to grab (and parse, for www.* and alternatives) the HTTP host
header to use as a key for all transactions
- issues with multiple domains and sending emails (envelope-from addresses)
- an error with the application will effect all clients
- (more i can''t think of)
there are examples for doing this for sub domains but not for tlds. i
think the first ''con'' above is going to be the main
performance killer
but i would like to know if others think this is a silly idea or if it
is feasible.
any ideas and suggestions would be great.
-felix
