Maybe I read the question wrong. But by web server I meant IIS, Apache, etc... How is a web server going to talk to a database?
If his web server BOX can't see his SQL Server BOX, than that's simply a networking issue. > I have to disagree with this to a point. If the web server cannot 'see' t he > database server, then a DSN cannot see the database. > > Now if you are using CF 5 you can use the DSN attribute for DSNless conne ct > ion. But even in this case, the web server still has to 'see' the databas e > server to some degree. > > My 2 cents... > Clint > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > from: Tony Schreiber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:10:46 -0500 (EST) > > The web server doesn't connect to SQL Server, your "db middleware", in > this case Cold Fusion, connects to the SQL Server... > > > I have 2 boxes. One is a Win 2k web server and the other is a Win 2k SQ L > > server. I need to get the web server talking to the SQL server so I can > > get CFServer 5 hooked up. Can some one give me a quick "how to" or send > > me a link to some place that can help? I have 3 different books been al l > > over the knowledge base and crawled iisfaq.com but cant find anything t o > > do this. Then again it was late and I could have looked right over it. > > > > Thanks > > > > Phillip Broussard > > Tracker Marine Group > > 417-873-5957 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
