Is it possible to have one .NET MVC application, and have it accessible from different domains, in such a way that the content will be domain-dependant?
For example, both www(dot)site1(dot)com and www(dot)site2(dot)com will point to my server’s IP, and to the same website in IIS. In that website my .NET MVC application will reside. Now, I want the ability to know which site (domain name) triggered the ControllerAction, and act accordingly (for example, display different content for the homepage in the Index action, or allow/prevent access to specific content assigned to a specific site).
I would appreciate any help on this. I can accept an extra parameter passed to all controller actions (probably using Routing), but if there’s a more elegant solution that would be ideal.
I have written a blog post about how to do this with an example web application for download.
It uses an abstract base Controller that is aware of the site it is being called for – by creating controllers that inherit from this base class you have automatic access to the current “site” for the current request.
It also allows you to load all your sites from a single database – can save you a bit on hosting fees if you’re on a shared host, or if you run your own server you don’t have to set up a new database for each site you create.