[development] Loading configuration using 'SERVER_NAME' as opposed to 'HTTP_HOST'

[Cog Rusty]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Adam Cooper <adam.j.cooper at gmail.com> wrote:
>> While this may be less clean than desired, how about a symlink from
>> drupal/sites/sitename.dev to drupal/sites/sitename.com ?
>
> This had been my first thought and will probably end up being my solution
> (though as you said it is not as clean as I had hoped).
>
> I had posted this question in order to gauge why things are done the way
> they are and if there was any scope for change.


To expand a bit on my first answer, I think it is not desirable to
have the right names for the directories under /sites depend on
whether you have set UseCanonicalName to On or Off to match the
ServerName or the ServerAlias. Most users have no control over this
settings and are not even aware of its existence.

The right names for the directories under /sites should follow some
simple unconditional rules, and using HTTP_HOST allows that and
provides the maximum flexibility.


> Thanks
> Adam
>
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