By putting the cfm extension on the end of the page, you take a performance hit. If you're comparing it to returning a static page, the performance hit is huge. In the grand scheme of things, it's usually insignificant.
If the site is mostly HTML with a couple of dynamic pages, then you'll probably want to use an htm/html extension. If your site is mostly dynamic, then it probably makes sense to give the page a cfm extension. It's more consistent and it allows you to add dynamic content at any time without breaking links or affecting search engine placement. You can probably reduce the performance hit by using the cfcache tag. I haven't specifically tested this, however: it wouldn't surprise me if ColdFusion had been optimized to handle pages with no dynamic content different than those with. Ben Rogers http://www.c4.net v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 > -----Original Message----- > From: Claremont, Timothy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 12:16 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: HTM vs CFM Pages > > When developing an entire website, I occasionally develop a page with no > CF-specific content whatsoever (although it happens remarkably rarely). > Is there any advantage or disadvantage to naming these pages with a HTM > extension rather than a CFM extension? Is there a speed penalty? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185991 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
