well no, you can serialize session variables into WDDX packets and store
them in a data source that way. With a little modification to the way you
do things you can also have session variables follow you around from server
to server, again using WDDX and using hidden forms.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gassner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 12:26 PM
Subject: RE: Balanced Web Server
> Only client variables can be saved to a datasource. Session variables are
> always stored in server memory.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 10:25 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Balanced Web Server
> >
> >
> > But what about when you have your session variables saving to a
> > datasource.
> >
> > Shouldn't they be able to be seen by both servers assuming both of them
> > have the correct application name and session datasource.
> >
> > At 10:01 AM 4/1/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> > >As you say, client variables are stored on disk can be shared between
> > >servers, while session variables are stored in server memory and are
only
> > >available to that server. The other difference: client variables are
> > >limited to strings, while session vars can store arrays and
> > structures. You
> > >can store the more complex variables in client vars by
> > serializing them to
> > >WDDX strings; see the <CFWDDX> tag for more info.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Brian Peddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 5:37 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Balanced Web Server
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am moving to a new location where load balancing is used. I
> > > > know CF ships with bright tiger but I dont think I need to use
> > > > that at this point.
> > > >
> > > > My only concern is session variables.
> > > >
> > > > I only store 3 session variables in my application. With load
> > > > balancing I know this causes a problem unless I use Bright Tiger
> > > > and sticky sessions.
> > > >
> > > > Could I just switch them over to client variables and store the
> > > > clients in the database?
> > > >
> > > > Would this solve the problem? What are differences between
> > > > clients and session vars. They seem very similiar. Is it that
> > > > sessions are stored in memory while clients are stored in the
> > > > registry/database/or cookie?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
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