URL Rewrite create subdomain in cakephp

Question

I am using Cakephp framework 2.2.2.

I want to create a personalized URL for the user. For example, if a user enters username=pragnesh, then they can access my site like: http://pragnesh.mylocalhost.com, same as in blinksale.com

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My URL: http://mylocalhost.com/test/users/front_home

I want to access it at: http://test.mylocalhost.com/users/front_home

My URL: http://mylocalhost.com/test/setting/pages
can be accessed at: http://test.mylocalhost.com/setting/pages

any URL: http://mylocalhost.com/test/xxxxx/xxxxx
can be accessed at : http://test.mylocalhost.com/xxxxx/xxxxx

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OR

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URL: http://mylocalhost.com/users/front_home?site=test

I want to access it at: http://test.mylocalhost.com/users/front_home

My URL: http://mylocalhost.com/setting/pages?site=test
can be accessed at: http://test.mylocalhost.com/setting/pages

any URL: http://mylocalhost.com/xxxxx/xxxxx?site=test
can be accessed at: http://test.mylocalhost.com/xxxxx/xxxxx

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My question may be possible duplicate of My cakephp 2.2 site not working on subdomain but there is no answer posted.

I have tried below code in \app\webroot.htaccess

htaccess subdomai (part 2)

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^([^&]*&)*site=[^&]+
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mylocalhost.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\.mylocalhost.com
RewriteRule ^([^\.]*).php$ /$1.php?user=%1 [QSA,L,R]

URL rewrite for Subdomain

# capture first part of host name
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^.]+)\.mylocalhost\.com$ [NC]
# make sure site= query parameter isn't there
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !(^|&)site= [NC]
# rewrite to current URI?site=backererence #1 from host name
RewriteRule ^ %{REQUEST_URI}?site=%1 [L,QSA]

but both not working for me.

my root .htaccss file is

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine on
  RewriteRule    ^$ app/webroot/    [L]
  RewriteRule    (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
</IfModule>

\app.htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule    ^$    webroot/    [L]
    RewriteRule    (.*) webroot/$1    [L]
</IfModule>

\app\webroot.htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]
</IfModule>

Virtual Host in httpd.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>  
   DocumentRoot "E:/xampp/htdocs/bsale"
   ServerName mylocalhost.com
   ServerAlias *.mylocalhost.com
   <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/bsale">
       Order allow,deny
       Allow from all
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

HOST FILE

127.0.0.1   mylocalhost.com
127.0.0.1   *.mylocalhost.com

Korella

What is DocumentRoot of your test subdomain? Can you also post VirtualHost entry of test subdomain from Apache config? – Locket

document root is mylocalhost, i don't have access to hosting files – Korella

DocumentRoot needs to be full filesystem path and you need to know exact DocumentRoot for both root domain and test sub domain. – Locket

can I post httd.conf file for localhost where i have created alias/virtual host of mylocalhost.com? – Korella

@anubhava, can I do same on local server with creating alias? – Korella

Not using alias but using VirtualHost you can create test.localhost and localhost host entries on your local Apache config. – Locket

<VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "E:/xampp/htdocs/bsale" ServerName mylocalhost.com ServerAlias *.mylocalhost.com <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/bsale"> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> </VirtualHost> added in host file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc 127.0.0.1 mylocalhost.com 127.0.0.1 *.mylocalhost.com – Korella

Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Korella

So E:/xampp/htdocs/bsale is common DocumentRoot for both main domain and test sub-domain? – Locket

yes, E:/xampp/htdocs/bsale is common DocumentRoot – Korella

I have created replica of blinksale.com where they can create personalize url and access link like pragneshc.blinksale.com or test.blinksale.com – Korella

ok so what URL is causing problem for you now or what rewrite isn't working for you from above rules? – Locket

yes, it is not working with above examples – Korella

If you mean this: if user enter username=pragnesh then they can access my site like http://pragnesh.mylocalhost.com then I think you're mistaken as subdomain creation cannot happen on-the-fly from rewrite rules. – Locket

ok, can you please show me how i can do this – Korella

See I am not a server admin but as per my knowledge subdomains are not registered/created on the fly. They need to be registered with a hosting provider first. – Locket

Answer 1

You can leave your .htaccess as in the default cakephp/.htaccess cakephp/app/.htaccess cakephp/app/webroot/.htaccess

You will need the virtual host like now have pointing at your app.

What you really need to look at is the app/Config/routes.php

take a look at the line that says:

CakePlugin::routes();

So, before that moment you can do anything you need (with routes). Lets imagine a user johndoe has http://johndoe.yourapp.com/

Get the subdomain from the url, something like this:

array_shift((explode(".",'subdomain.my.com')));

using:

$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']


Router::connect('/users/front_home', array('controller' => 'users', 'action' => 'front_home', $yourSubDomain));

Or just leave the router alone and detect the subdomain in your AppController, and use it anywhere in your app.

Gough