Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of MasterUrl

Timestamp:

Oct 10, 2009, 6:04:00 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Nicolas

Comment:

Edit introduction paragraphs. Add confirmed info about Docking's URL change.

MasterUrl

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 = Changing a project URL =
 
-Changing a project master URL is not a trivial task.
-It's recommended that projects avoid keeping things prone to change in their project URLs,
-like using an IP address,
-or even putting the university they are in as part of the hostname
-(Docking@Home had to change the URL twice or so
-because they changed university / organization / department / something).
-Thus, the best way is having a domain name just for that project.
+It's recommended that projects choose master URLs
+that avoid anything prone to change,
+especially in the hostname.
+For example, even if you're still starting with a test project,
+don't use an IP address in the URL; use an actual hostname.
+Even having the university name as part of the hostname may be a bad idea.
+In December 2007,
+Docking@Home moved from the University of Texas at El Paso
+to the University of Delaware,
+and had to change their URL from docking.utep.edu to docking.cis.udel.edu.
+Thus, the best way is having a hostname just for that project.
 Good URLs don't change.
 
-Even having multiple projects as
-boinc.example.org/project1 and boinc.example.org/project2
+Even having multiple projects in the same hostname,
+like {{{http://boinc.example.org/project1/}}}
+and {{{http://boinc.example.org/project2/}}}
 may be problematic if you eventually decide
 you want to move project2 to a different server.