 | | | DNS server with MySQL Backend | DNS server with MySQL Backend 2005-04-01 - By Ed Wilts
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On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 05:21:09PM -0800, Tobias Speckbacher wrote:
> > Why do you want a MySQL back-end? The DNS works just fine under look
> > with the existing flat-file backends.
>
> True but flat files sometimes don't provide the flexibility you might
> need.
> A web hosting company hosting 10's of thousands of domains might be a
> good example. Think about tech support needing to change an entry. Or
> automatic provisioning of domains, or parking domains.
True, but I believe that small domains like .com and .net are hosted
using flat files. There are a few entries there...
> This is a lot easier to do with a DB backend. Of course you could store
> it all in a db and then write some scripts to dump the flat files and
> cycle the server. Doubt that would be very practical though.
You wouldn't cycle the server - you'd use dynamic updates.
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