[eluser]dcheslow[/eluser]
Thanks to all,
Evan, that posting refers to is almost exactly the opposite of what I want to do. That post is talking about mapping different subdomains to DIFFERENT controllers. What I was asking about was mapping different subdomains to the SAME controllers (after setting a variable).
It ended up being pretty easy...
1) I set up a subdomain called 'mypath',
2) copied index.php into the '/mypath/' directory,
3) changed the value of the defined value'system' to '../system',
4) parse out the subdomain name and save it in a $_REQUEST variable
.... everything else just worked out... SWEET!
I had a bit of trouble configuring for the development environment... couldn't get 'mypath.localhost:8888' to parse out correctly. Fortunately, I just use my handy-dandy site object to rewrite the value of '$myself' so that I can use the subdirectory notation in development:
localhost:8888/mypath/index.php
When I switch to the server with the subdomains defined, it just magically starts translating.
I love codeigniter <<insert misty-eyed sentimentality here >>