Mirroring websites
I've heard a little bit about being able to "Mirror" websites. And someone wanted to mirror mine. I really have no idea what mirror means and how to setup something like this. Could someone explain this stuff to me? Thanks!
I've heard a little bit about being able to "Mirror" websites. And someone wanted to mirror mine. I really have no idea what mirror means and how to setup something like this. Could someone explain this stuff to me? Thanks!
andy206uk posted this at 12:20 — 9th August 2004.
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Basically a mirror site is an exact copy.
Sometimes sites have multiple mirrors to allow people to access their content when they're especially busy. Mirrors are usually held on different servers in different locations.
Or... the other type of mirror is where basically someone copies your content and sets it up under a completly different name and design. So the content is mirrored but it appears like a different site.
Andy
Lamur posted this at 03:47 — 10th August 2004.
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Ok, so if one site (server) gets overloaded or shuts down for some reason, then having the content on another site (server) will take over, so there is virtually no downtime?
andy206uk posted this at 10:03 — 10th August 2004.
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Yeah... that's about the size of it!
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