As a corollary to this, the same exact concepts apply to Fusebox, Mach-II, and probably any other framework, whether written in CF or not. I don't happen to run any MG applications in production at the moment, but I've been using this technique on FB3 and JSP apps for quite some time.
Apologies for the split post. Too fast on the send button. ; ) cheers, barneyb On 11/7/05, Barney Boisvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Depends on your specific definition of url params. I typically run > sites with URLs like this http://domain.com/go/action, optionally with > trailing information, and then use mod_rewrite to convert that into a > 'normal' URL for passing off to CF. With MG, that URL would become > /index.cfm?event=action. So you can avoid URL variables from the > perspective of the end user. > > And yes, it all runs from a single CFM, though there's no real > compelling reason you have to do it that way. You could have > index.cfm as normal, and then XXX.cfm that hard codes an event value > in it, but otherwise is the same as index.cfm. Avoid URL params, and > lets you have multiple entrance templates, but it can get very > unweildly if you ever need to refactor. > > Overall, I'd recommend the former over the latter. CF is designed as > an application server, while web servers are designed to do URL-space > management. So let the web server deal with the conversion from > whatever you want your public URLs are to whatever you application > URLs are. > > cheers, > barneyb > > On 11/7/05, John C. Bland II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok. I dl'd MG today and looked through the code. It seems pretty sweet but > > looking at the docs on the .com brought up a question for me. (may be > > terribly easy to answer) > > > > Do you have to use url params to run your site? A sidebar from that is: does > > it all run from 1 single .cfm? > > > > -- > > John C. Bland II > > > > -- > Barney Boisvert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 360.319.6145 > http://www.barneyb.com/ > > Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223536 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
