host subdirectory on a different server

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One of my sites is getting too big for the server but I'd like to expand it further. Is there a way I can direct a subdirectory to a different server? I know this is possible (and easy to do) with a subdomain but I've never done it with a subdirectory before.
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  • One option is proxypass
    mod_proxy - Apache HTTP Server

    You can also map to the additional server via the file system ..then use mod_alias on the first server to link the desired directory to the mapped location.

    Just get a bigger server.
    And sub-domains don't have cooties. They work quite well nowadays and it's not worth the effort to avoid it.
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    • Thanks, I'll have a look into that. Ha, I've got a couple of subdomains for the site already but because it's an extension of a current functionality of the site, and there'll be a lot of interlinking, I thought it'll be nicer to have it as one big "entity" instead of a separate subdomain. I just thought it'll make more sense.
  • You can just point the subdomain to the new server's IP address in your DNS settings. Very simple.

    Point domain.site.com to the new IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and on that server setup a new site with that url.
  • If you're using cPanel, go to Advanced DNS and you can change the IP for specific subdomains.
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    host subdirectory on a different server

    One of my sites is getting too big for the server but I'd like to expand it further. Is there a way I can direct a subdirectory to a different server? I know this is possible (and easy to do) with a subdomain but I've never done it with a subdirectory before.