Good morning, all.
I hope Michael doesn't mind, but I need some advice on a CF topic that does come up from time to time but isn't directly code-related. (Well actually it is, because depending on the direction I go with hosting, I may have to re-write a lot of code.) Anyway. After hosting my own sites with CF 4.5 for the last 8 years or so, I'm ready to outsource the hosting and move up to CF 8! (I know you'll be so proud, Will.) The choice is between shared hosting for $30 per month or a VPS for $70 per month. The $30 is cheaper, but I can't use host headers as I've done for virtual sites and have to use cfswitch depending on the domain to route the visitor to the proper folder. I do get my client's domain in the address bar, but with a path that's a little odd. e.g. http://www.clientdomain.com/sites/clientdomain/index.cfm Not a real big deal, but different. I can also have only one MySQL database. unlimited datasources, but only one database (I didn't know there was a difference. the company said "datasources" means "type of connections". that differentiation doesn't make sense to me.). And that means I'll have to consolidate all my databases (about 20) into one and rename all the tables to append the clients domain or something to differentiate tables, such as hfumc_calendar, taylorscreek_calendar, etc. Quite a pain. and if I ever want to separate the databases again, I have to recode all the sites for different table names. The VPS is a little over twice the cost. But I get full control over the machine (CF 8, Win 2003 Server) 1 GB RAM. specs on either side are acceptable. I can install MySQL and have as many databases as I like, so I can my code the same. I just wonder if there are any more "gotcha's" that I haven't considered with shared hosting as opposed to VPS hosting. The first two I ran into were the lack of virtual domains and databases with the shared hosting. Any thoughts or insights on the choice? Thanks for your input. Rick PS - Just think. I my write my first CFC soon! :o) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:289212 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
