Fix http://garagegames.com
by Jason Swearingen · in Site Feedback · 08/09/2005 (1:16 pm) · 7 replies
Redirect http://garagegames.com to http://www.garagegames.com
Because right now, you get a DNS error going to http://garagegames.com
This has been brought up a few times already, but still it's broken... it's a really easy fix, why not just do it?
Because right now, you get a DNS error going to http://garagegames.com
This has been brought up a few times already, but still it's broken... it's a really easy fix, why not just do it?
#2
Scenario:
Friend from work says: "Hey, you mentioned you wanted to write a game, you should check out www.GarageGames.com, it's just the place you should start."
You at home, try 1: open your web browser, type in garagegames.com and get an invalid page.
You at home, try 2: search google for garagegames.com and turn up nothing.
You give up.
08/09/2005 (2:10 pm)
You sure about that Michael?Scenario:
Friend from work says: "Hey, you mentioned you wanted to write a game, you should check out www.GarageGames.com, it's just the place you should start."
You at home, try 1: open your web browser, type in garagegames.com and get an invalid page.
You at home, try 2: search google for garagegames.com and turn up nothing.
You give up.
#3
08/09/2005 (2:11 pm)
I've actually wasted more breath trying to help gg about this problem than it's worth. nevermind then. 
#4
Chances are you would struggle making games.
search keyword GarageGames
First one is GG.
A better argument would be getting the casual gamer here to buy our games.
08/10/2005 (4:56 am)
Sorry but if you give up then your not really too savy with a computer. Chances are you would struggle making games.
search keyword GarageGames
First one is GG.
A better argument would be getting the casual gamer here to buy our games.
#5
The redirection is only slightly tougher. Create two virtual hosts and set one to always issue a 302 to the other.
08/10/2005 (8:19 pm)
On my sites I consider the name without the "www" to be canonical, and redirect from the www version to the other. But there's no reason not to accept either. You just need to include a ServerAlias in your httpd.conf and have A records for both names pointing at the web server. It's a trivial fix.The redirection is only slightly tougher. Create two virtual hosts and set one to always issue a 302 to the other.
#6
08/10/2005 (8:50 pm)
Idk...it works fine for me, http://www.garagegames.com/ and http://garagegames.com work like normal for me...
#7
Try "dig garagegames.com" (for Win32, "nslookup garagegames.com") and you'll see that there's no "host" (A) record for it.
BTW, I just telnet'ed to the web server and found that it has the redirect and virtual host configured. The only thing needed at this point is the DNS record. It should look like this:
garagegames.com. 16681 IN A 216.116.32.49
08/10/2005 (9:23 pm)
Nope, that's your browser helpfully inserting the "www" when it finds that garagegames.com has no A record. You probably have "smart browsing" enabled, which implements a sort of DWIM function.Try "dig garagegames.com" (for Win32, "nslookup garagegames.com") and you'll see that there's no "host" (A) record for it.
BTW, I just telnet'ed to the web server and found that it has the redirect and virtual host configured. The only thing needed at this point is the DNS record. It should look like this:
garagegames.com. 16681 IN A 216.116.32.49
Torque 3D Owner Michael Cozzolino
Big Monk Games