I would have two concerns with the CF script doing a task that's specifically designed for IIS.
1. Will take more processor for CF that it would for IIS because you're requiring a cf template to load as well as the IIS request instead of just the IIS request. 2. What happens if you move from IIS to Apache and your cgi.http_host isn't available? I'm not certain if this is the case but it's something to check for since there are CGI vars that aren't available on Apache but are available on IIS. ~Jason -----Original Message----- From: Peter Theobald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:48 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Host Headers vs. CGI vars (was "IIS Domain Naming Question") If you use the web server (IIS or Apache in my case) you can do a few extra tricks like remapping /images/ to /images/specificdir At 06:16 PM 7/31/2003 -0700, David Delbridge wrote: >I'm sorry. In rereading my post, I see now that I really wasn't very >clear at all. > >By "host headers vs. CGI vars" I really meant to compare IIS' host >header handling to that of a CF script. Are you aware of any voodoo >inside IIS that does a better job in directing incoming traffic by host >header than a CF script which parses the info from CGI.HTTP_HOST and >redirects via CFLocation? Do both methods share 100% of the same >caveats? > >Thank you. > >Dave > >-- > >David M. Delbridge >Circa 3000 >ColdFusion Hosting >http://www.circa3k.com >775-832-2445 > > >Dave Watts wrote: >> >> > This brings up a relevant question I've had for some time: >> > Is there any difference in using host headers vs. CGI >> > variables to direct traffic based on requested URL? I've >> > been under the impression for some time that the latter >> > method bears certain caveats, for example, incompatibility >> > with some older browsers (though I've never personally >> > witnessed it). Would the same caveats apply exactly to host >> > headers on IIS or is this method somehow more robust? >> >> I'm not sure I understand, exactly. When your browser sends a Host header >> (which any browser that supports HTTP/1.1 should send, I think), that is a >> CGI variable - CGI.HTTP_HOST in CF. Older browsers don't send the Host >> header, so those won't work with "name-based" virtual servers that require a >> host header. >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >> http://www.figleaf.com/ >> voice: (202) 797-5496 >> fax: (202) 797-5444 >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
