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At 10:29 AM -0500 8/2/98, Peter J. Schoenster wrote:
>warning, this will not be for the faint-hearted.
>
>On 2 Aug 98, at 0:21, Kathy E. Gill wrote:
>
>> Guys -- CF is a supplement to your web server. You can run the HTTP
>> server on UNIX and do your perl stuff there. The CF Application server is
>> secondary.
>>
>>
>> HTTP Request >>> Web Server >>> sees .cfm extension and passes to CF App
>> Server >> makes DB Calls, executes >> creates HTML file >>> passes HTML
>> file back to web server >>> passes back to browser.
>
>As far as I am concered, an excellent resource for web/database
>connectivity is Phillip Greenspun:
>
>http://photo.net/wtr/rdbms-backed.html
>
>I am not sure what Kathy was saying above. Will CF run on BSDi or
>Linux? I don't think so.
ARGHHHHHH.
Peter -- you can run your damn web server on whatever platform you want to.
The CF application server runs on Win95, NT and Solaris with HP-UX to be
released 4th quarter.
>> The exact same arguments you make can be made about Perl/CGI/DB
>> applications.
>
>Yes, anyone who decides to learn Perl/CGI/DBI can imagine himself
>much more than he is. I would prefer a poser who has learned
>Perl/CGI/DBI over another who has learned CF.
Your bias. Neither skill set suggests you know SQUAT about database design.
>> Assumptions here. CF is separate from the DB design. It USES the DB -- if
>> they are designed poorly, that will affect the CF performance.
>
>I don't understand that. Perhaps I misunderstand what CF is. Is CF
>not a rdbms? Maybe I am off-base on this. Perhaps it is just a gui
>version of something like PHP.
Since I don't have a clue as to these initials, I can't answer. Perhaps
someone else can. Or you can always look at http://www.allaire.com/
>I just hate to see things go proprietary. The internet developed in
>an open-source environment and this move by MS and other companies to
>take it private is anathema to me. Or does CFprovide the source
>code?
ARGHHHH> It's NOT proprietary! It's open -- its ODBC -- and it doesn't
bloody care what web server you use. Its a rapid development environment.
Not a helluva lot different from using Oracle Web Server as the
"application" server and not the primary server.
Kathy
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