When to use a sub-web?

[xfile]

Hi,

Appreciate if anyone can provide for when will be a good time to use a
sub-web?

For example, we recently added a blog software (developed with PHP scripts
and using MySQL) to our FrontPage (using Win 2003) web, and it has its own
index.php and so on.

We have done all the necessary customizations and now is ready to launch.

However, it just came to my mind that should we set up a sub web for the
blog (since we also open it for users to post articles in addition to reply)
or we can retain as what we are doing now, just putting it in a folder and
activate it from there.

Should have been asked this question earlier, but in any case, appreciate
your kind advise.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

A Subweb is useful when you have a large web site that is sub-divided into
sections, and you don't want to have to open or publish the entire site to
work on one section of it. It is also useful when you want to have multiple
web sites, but only want to pay for one domain. It is also useful when
working with multiple web applications, as a Subweb will have its own
Application space. But in your case, I don't believe it's needed. Even if
you have ASP pages in your web, PHP is a separate application, and can run
in the same web as ASP.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Chicken Salad Alchemist

What You Seek Is What You Get.

 

[xfile]

Hi,

Thanks for your kind information. Understood and yes, we are using folders
just fine as mentioned.

Thanks again.

 

[xfile]

Hi,

If possible, would like to consult another question for the same issue.

In terms of performance and loading of the entire site, are there any
differences when using a sub-web or folder?

I understand that this might be too early for us to concern as we have yet
to formally launch the blog and forum yet.

But now that we have three directories for three distinctive applications -
shopping cart (which is the main application, integrated with the site, and
taking some orders daily), forum, and blog (open to public for posting
articles in addition to reply comments)

The shopping cart software uses one MS SQL database, and the rest two share
one MySQL database at another hosting company.

If we are lucky and more people come to use blog and forum, will it improve
the overall performance of the site (not hurting the core shopping software
and the rest ASP pages integrated with it) if we then convert those two
directories to a sub-web?

Or it won't make any differences?

Just to plan ahead.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

It shouldn't make any difference. The subweb is on the same web server as
the parent web.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Chicken Salad Alchemist

What You Seek Is What You Get.