I am not so sure it is a bug...
I remember reading somewhere a while back that the directory structure for
the web server root had to be the same when using your particular setup. I
am trying to locate the docs where I read it and will post if I find it.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacy Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 1:52 PM
Subject: HELP: Distributed Coldfusion!
> Hi All!
>
> I'm desperate here. Been trying to dig up an answer everywhere concerning
a
> strange bug (maybe) with our CF server setup in a distributed manner.
> (Distributed meaning CF server resides on a separate machine than the web
> server)
>
> CF Server: 4.5.1 SP2 on NT
> Web Server: Apache on NT
>
> If you're familiar with the requirements for setting this up you know
> there's a config file on the web server telling the CF Module for Apache
> what the local web root is and the remote (CF server) document root is on
> the CF machine. Well our setup works as is. If the Apache server gets a
call
> for a CFM template it calls out to the CF server on the other machine. BUT
> it only works if the directory structure on the CF server is identical to
> the Apache web server (for document root)!
>
> Example A: This works
> Apache document root: d:\wwwroot
> CF server document root: d:\wwwroot
>
> Example B: This does NOT work
> Apache document root: d:\wwwroot
> CF server document root: d:\documentroot
>
> On each example the changes to the INI config file for Apache were made
> accordingly and all services restarted.
>
> Anyone?
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> ----------
>
> Here's my INI file on the web server:
>
> ; Use this to turn on/off the remoting capability.
> ;
> ; Valid values: Yes, No.
> ;
> REMOTING = "YES"
>
>
> ; Use this to specify the IP address of the remote computer running
> ; the CF Application Server.
> ;
> ; Valid values: a valid IP address, eg: 139.56.205.102.
> ;
> IP = "172.16.61.20"
>
>
> ; Use this to specify the port on that computer on which the remote
> ; CF Network Listener Module is listening.
> ;
> ; Valid values: a valid port number (integer).
> ;
> PORT = "6969"
>
> ; Use this to specify the document root of the local web server
> ; Filenames with this path prefix will be translated in to paths
> ; on the remote system using REMOTEPATH
> ;
> ; Valid values: a pathname. eg: /usr/local/apache/htdocs
> ;
> LOCALPATH = "e:\Development_Sites\CF_FirePay_Reports [DEV1]"
>
> ; Use this to specify the document root of the remote ColdFusion server
> ; This path prefix will be substituted for LOCALPATH in filenames
> ; before they are passed on to the ColdFusion Net Listener
> ;
> ; Valid values: a pathname. eg: c:\Inetpub\WWWRoot
> ;
> REMOTEPATH = "e:\Development_Sites\CF_FirePay_Reports [DEV1]"
>
>
>
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