You don't need to use HTTP and connect to the CF server to share session information. Serialize the session data to a database or a file system and share that way.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:19 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Running COldFusion server on a different box to the web > server - possible? > > I don't envy you. > > If you can find an ASP.NET component that works like cfhttp you could > theoretically "spoof" the ColdFusion server / sessions by using the ASP > component to grab out whatever info is necessary from the CF server, that > way you wouldn't need to make sure your links are absolute and handling > session management would probably be easier. The problem with it is the > overhead involved in a cfhttp-like operation. > > > My client has invested in a second box for his server and > > wants to set > > it up with his web server and a whole bunch of .asp stuff > > on one box > > (the "main" box) and the coldfusion server (CF5) and the > > coldfusion > > components on another box (the "Old" box). > > > The "Old box" has been working for a couple of years now, > > and is NT4SP6 > > with SQL7 on it, and the "main box" will be Win2k with > > SQL2k on it and > > will be the main point of entry to the site. > > > The "main box" will hold the static pages, the content > > management, shop > > etc, which are all in .asp and the "old box" will hold the > > interactive > > coldFusion parts, which are to appear as though they are > > integrated with > > the rest of the site. > > > > So ... here's the thing .... can anyone confirm that > > ColdFusion will > > work this way? With the web server on a different box? > > Or will it have > > to use the web server on the NT that's still on the "old > > box"? > > > Can anyone see any issues with users moving back and forth > > between > > boxes? We're going to have to change our session > > management because of > > this, we know that already, and all links are going to > > have to be > > absolute links not relative links - any other issues you > > can see? > > > > > Cheers, > > Michael Kear > > Windsor, NSW, Australia > > AFP Webworks. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~| > > Archives: > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 > > Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. > > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 > > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > > Get the mailserver that powers this list at > > http://www.coolfusion.com > > > Unsubscribe: > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/uns > > ubscribe.cfm?user=633.558.4 > > > s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 > > new epoch http://www.turnkey.to > > lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to > > certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer > http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
