Greetings,
I have questions regarding the hybrid use of SharePoint Online capabilities and a virtual web host server for my overall Small Business solution. The following design involves using domain names properly and sufficiently. I need to decide if I can implement this by adding a SharePoint Online Plan 1 or Plan 2, or something larger.
I need my userdomain.com to:
1) use SharePoint Online for the SharePoint Intranet and Public Facing web site.
2) use userdomain.com virtual web host for the WordPress Blog site, and other PHP applications.
Considering all the domain/sub-domain intracacies, I'd like the following URL structure to work by getting/using SharePoint Online Plan 1 or Plan 2 (without going to a Small/Midsize Business or Enterprise subscription). Is this possible? Will there be major conflicts with CNAME, etc.? I am an novice to intermediate person regarding DNS settings.
Site URLs and what they do:
HOSTED ON SHAREPOINT.COM MICROSOFT SERVER:
1a) http://www.userdomain.com/ - PUBLIC WEB SITE -> (http://userdomain-public.sharepoint.com/)
1b) http(s)://sharepoint.userdomain.com - SHAREPOINT INTRANET -> (https://userdomain.sharepoint.com/)
HOSTED ON USERDOMAIN.COM VIRTUAL WEB HOST SERVER:
2a) http://blog.userdomain.com/ - PUBLIC BLOG -> (http://www.userdomain.com/blog)
2b) http://forums.userdomain.com/ - PUBLIC FORUMS -> (http://www.userdomain.com/phpbb)
2c) http://www.userdomain.com/oldsite/ - PUBLIC OLD WEB SITE -> (http://www.userdomain.com/oldsite/)
2d) http://www.userdomain.com/private/ - PRIVATE content via .htaccess UNIX permissions -> (http://www.userdomain.com/private/)
What problems would/could I face with the above schema, particularly when SharePoint Online has my registered userdomain.com domain?
NOTES:
a. My email accounts like info@userdomain.com are hosted via my userdomain.com virtual web host. So I don't seek Outlook365 solutions.
b. My userdomain.com virtual web host is part of a UNIX virtual server where I can create subdomains, more domains, etc. and have a lot of control.
c. If the public facing web site causes the most problems with DNS, I could host the public facing web site on the userdomain.com virtual web host using HTML or a CMS PHP program.
d. I'd like the URLs shown above to be what the user experiences, not the "-> (URL)" which is the actual location of the item.
e. I have <10 users to have subscriptions to SharePoint Online.
Ideas? Recommendations? Clarification?
Thanks,
Jerome Thompson