DNS server with MySQL Backend

[Ed Wilts]

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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