Tomek, > Since I am testing on JRun + Coldfusion, and have never gotten > Apache -> JRun connection to work so I can use rewrite rules, I > don't have access to testing out FriendlyURLs.
To configure Apache with an existing installation of ColdFusion, use ColdFusion's Webserver Connector Utility (see Adobe docs for more details - the program pretty much walks you through it). If you'd prefer to use IIS, there are ISAPI Rewrite plugin options available (see the wiki for more details http://docs.farcrycms.org/display/FCDEV50/Friendly+URLs) . > I remember reading that 5.1 would require a schema change from > 5.0.2, but I can't find the proper updater either. It seems that the > only updaters are for FC<5 to FC5. Is there actually one for 5.1? If > so where can I find it? Or is it as simple as going to deploy all > the necessary properties? As Blair already pointed out, FarCry 5.1 will auto-import the old friendly urls into a new friendly urls table the first time you run FC5.1. As a precautionary measure, the old table will be left intact. This is all explained in the wiki for Friendly Urls (http://docs.farcrycms.org/display/FCDEV50/Friendly+URLs ). I strongly urge that you read through it first to get a better understanding on how the new friendly urls work. The change is not a bad thing, in fact once you read through how they work now you'll likely agree that their changes are for the better. > Also, besides friendly URL's and the new caching system (for > cacheByVar), are there any other major changes to make sure things > work or should things generally work same as before? I think you've pretty much covered the major changes in 5.1. There are a plethora of smaller changes as well (See the changelog for more details http://www.farcrycore.org/code-branch/5-1-0) > Finally, I noticed that my sidebar navigation no longer shows up for > some pages when I look at the HTML page, but does when I look at teh > equivalent navigation item. Is there a simple explanation for that? It's possible you may need to rebuild your tree. I still have to do this on a weekly basis for most of my larger websites. The tree code (js code in webtop) really needs a complete rewrite one of these days, but it's my understanding that it's not a simple process. 1. As always, make sure you have a backup of your DB (never can be too safe) 2. In webtop, go to Admin --> Dev Utilities (drop down) --> Rebuild Tree Metedata Regards, -- Jeff Coughlin Web Application Developer http://jeffcoughlin.com On May 22, 2009, at 3:53 PM, Tomek Kott wrote: > I remember reading that 5.1 would require a schema change from > 5.0.2, but I can't find the proper updater either. It seems that the > only updaters are for FC<5 to FC5. Is there actually one for 5.1? If > so where can I find it? Or is it as simple as going to deploy all > the necessary properties? > > Since I am testing on JRun + Coldfusion, and have never gotten > Apache -> JRun connection to work so I can use rewrite rules, I > don't have access to testing out FriendlyURLs. Since that, I have > read, is a new table, will my old friendly urls still link to their > respective pages? i.e., if my page now is /go/about-us, will that > still work, or will I need a rewrite rule that strips out the /go/ > part? > > Also, besides friendly URL's and the new caching system (for > cacheByVar), are there any other major changes to make sure things > work or should things generally work same as before? > > Finally, I noticed that my sidebar navigation no longer shows up for > some pages when I look at the HTML page, but does when I look at teh > equivalent navigation item. Is there a simple explanation for that? > > Thanks, > > Tomek --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message cos you are subscribed to "farcry-dev" Google group. To post, email: [email protected] To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] For more options: http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev -------------------------------- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/farcry -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
