jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu Jul 23 06:58:04 CDT 2009
Steve, Could you help me do this? Have you ever used the subdomain thing where you use DNN to set up a web page but it is just a subdomain of your own domain? Like Mary.ColbyConsulting.com or Family.ColbyConsulting.com. If you type in www.family.colbyconsulting.com DNN directs you to that subdomain page which can be an entire web site just like your purchased domain names are. I know this whole DNN subdomain thing is just built-in but I have never done it. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Steve Erbach wrote: > John, > > Have you considered using your existing DNN installation? I've set up few > sub-webs with the help of DNN. I simply purchased the domain names and DNN > handles the re-routing to subdirectories in the DNN tree. > > For example, TheTownCrank.com, NeenahPolitics.com, TheGodfatherOfLaw.com, > and OTIReunion.com are all subwebs under my main swerbach.com domain. > > That said, you can certainly add new tables to the SQL Server back-end that > DNN is using. I do believe that you could write a DNN module or three to > handle this PTA stuff and all the DNN security would be built-in. > > Steve Erbach > Neenah, WI > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:12 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote: > >> I need some advice. My wife is on the PTA. She (I as her husband) was >> tasked with a simple >> database for tracking volunteer work for the PTA. They have to track (they >> get "credit" for) hours >> that volunteers put in. >> >> This is drop dead simple for an Access database, tblVolunteer, >> tblVolunteerHours, and MAYBE >> tblLocation. Plus a report to get the data out. The problem of course is >> that a database requires >> Access (or a runtime installation). Thus... >> >> Because it is such a simple database, I am thinking of doing it as a .Net >> application and make it >> available on the web so that any authorized person can enter the data or >> run the report. >> >> Questions (how do I do): >> >> 1) Web hosting? >> 2) Security model? >> 3) Other issues I am not even considering? >> 4) Which .Net product? >> >> Comments and advice requested. >> >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >>