I have certainly done it before :-D -----Original Message----- From: Russ Michaels [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 06:43 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: IIS Question
Jenny i'm not sure what evidence you have to quality that statement, but you couldn't be more wrong, bad code sure can take down a web server and even a database server, it happens every day. With 10+ years in the hosting business I personally see it happen all the time and consult with many customers to diagnose and fix the cause of the problem. On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 12:31 AM, Jenny Gavin-Wear < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Russ, > > See your point, but the actual likely hood of taking down a server > with code is pretty small. > > You can always set up IIS/CF on your local PC anyway and avoid the problem. > The only issue then is the database, as you are unlikely to be running > a server o/s on your pc, assuming the database requires a server o/s - > I'm using MS SQL, for example. > > But yes, separate everything out. 2 web sites in IIS, 2 databases, 2 > CF DB connections, etc with very clear and regulated naming conventions. > > Jenny Gavin-Wear > Fast Track Online > http://www.fasttrackonline.co.uk/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Russ Michaels [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 23 April 2011 20:58 > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: IIS Question > > > > as you are running both development and production on the same server > I would also suggest you take measures to isolate them as this is a > very bad setup you have as your untested development code could take > down CF and thus the live site. > > I suggest you run CF multi in server mode and run 2 instances, 1 for > live and one for dev. > You should run every site on its own application pool to avoid any iis > issues. > > If you have no idea what any of that means, then you really shouldn't > be trying to manage a production web server for your client, so you > should speak with your host about management services or at least a > hosting control panel that will do it for you. For windows I recommend > Website Panel. > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Dave Watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > But confused if IIS can point to two different drives? How to find > > > out > > which drive the IIS point out to.. I hope I am not vague with my > > question > > > > A single IIS server can have many IIS sites, or virtual servers. > > These can point to wherever you want them to point. Presumably, this > > machine has at least two IIS sites. You can view the list of sites > > in the IIS management console, and can right-click on each as Brian > > mentioned to see the filesystem location where each points. > > > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA > > Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343925 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
