I didn't test on a prod server for a few years, but once I became more comfortable with my coding, as long as I wasn't doing anything too risky, it was just lot simpler setting up paths for images, etc., which might have to be changed for the prod server.
Probably just poor development practice on my part, but I would end up with an Application.cfm file that contained code that would work like this pseudo code: <If the site is from localhost, then use these paths /> <If the site is from iw.domain.com (dev site) these use these paths /> <If the site is from the final domain use these paths /> There may be a better way around something like that...like setting up a test environment that mirrors the productions environment, but what I did was easier in the short run, but more uselessly stressful on the server in the long run. Live and learn...or maybe that should be "code and learn"... Rick -----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 2:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Sticking with CF... You understand correctly, although I don't agree with your testing of code on a prod server, but that's not the issue here. :) Rick Faircloth wrote: > So, to make sure I understand correctly...up to two visitors (external > to my network) could visit a site at a time... > > If so, that's good, because I learned a long time ago that what's good > on a dev server isn't always good on a prod server... > > That's why I don't even bother with a dev server anymore...I test > straight on my prod server. If anything goes wrong...say an endless loop... > I just stop CF and take the site offline. It does sharpen the senses > when developing, knowing that stupid mistakes or even just bad coding > can bring the server to a halt. > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:45 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Sticking with CF... > > Three IPs can access the server, including 127.0.0.1, so technically two. > > So, I'd assume, if you only had one IP that was hitting that box, > then, yes, you could. Just remember that when CF starts up, it grabs > the first two IPs that hit it, and temporarily saves them. I think > you have to restart the service to flush those. I honestly don't know > all that much more about the dev version. I'm just going by the past > conversations I've heard on this list. > > Rick Faircloth wrote: >>>> Is there a way to use a dev version of CF 7 to put stuff live on >>>> the Internet if I set a new server (hardware) to run it? >>> I'm not sure I understand what you mean here... >> I mean is the dev version of CF 7 somehow limited to localhost use only? >> Or could I put sites live on the Internet by running CF 7 on a web server? >> With a limitation of 1 IP or something like that? >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:29 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: Sticking with CF... >> >> Rick Faircloth wrote: >>> What about administration of the server? Is that comparable to >>> 4.5...I'm sure it's changed a lot... >> I'm not sure I even remember about administering the 4.5 server, to >> be honest. I *can* say that it is very easy to administer the server >> on 7, though. Painless and simple interface. >>> The only drawback I can see to using a dev version locally is not >>> being able to see my results on the Internet and perhaps others >>> viewing the work. >>> >>> >>> Is there a way to use a dev version of CF 7 to put stuff live on the >>> Internet if I set a new server (hardware) to run it? >> I'm not sure I understand what you mean here... >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:09 PM >>> To: CF-Talk >>> Subject: Re: Sticking with CF... >>> >> -- >> ~~~ Ray Champagne :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:243648 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
