Yep can be done with CFMX...and I find it's more flexible... Stace
-----Original Message----- From: Samuel Neff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Running COldFusion server on a different box to the web server - possible? You can set up your servers with just one Web Server on the new box and have it send CFM request to the old box. You don't need a web server on the old box and you don't need to use any type of proxy asp code to pass requests off to another box. Download distributed installation documentation here: http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21966&Method=Full I'm not sure if you can still do this with CFMX, but you said you're using CF5. HTH, Sam > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:55 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Running COldFusion server on a different box to the > web server - possible? > > > 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
