Question
CF + Flex 2.0.1 + Server 2003 + (IIS? Apache? My/MS SQL?)
I've been playing with CF/Apache2.2/Flex2.0.1 for a few
months and I finally bit the bullet and bought it all
(CF/Flex/Server 2003)...and F8 and PSCS2...to finish my,
unfortunately one-and-only-serious computer (dual 200-series
Opteron). So, until now, I've used the trials of Flex/CF on what I
thought would be the cat's ass OS (XP64) but it blows (sorry MS:()
so I bought Server 2003. After going through the rigamaroll of
registering for the 180 trial originally, I removed 2003 fairly
quickly. But it seems, according to spec, to be the best choice, 32
bit, for CF.
I've been using a combination of Apache2.2 and MySQL 5 (with the hotfixes). But now that I have spent my unborn child's RESP deposit, I want to make sure I'm doing it the right way.
My PLAN is to do the build like this, and I'd really appreciate any feedback, because over the last few months, I've found that many things can go wrong.
Server 2003, turn off IIS. Run Apache 2.2. Run CF under that (Standard edition CF MX7.0.2). And the scary part, never even SEEN, let alone used, is MS SQL, the free/4Gb limit version.
I don't know if I would be better off to scrap Apache, because it's been bullet proof for me for years with PHP and MySQL, and now with CF/MySQL. But what would the best 'occasionally minor production, mostly non-critical/development' setup be for a Web Server. I'm not an expert, and I know squat about IIS.
I also would (in ignorance) assume MS SQL is going to run much better on IIS, and might even not work properly under Apache.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. I've everything still in the boxes for the worst case (take it back and get 'this') scenario.
Would I be saving myself some grief if I asked a pro to come in and do it, for a fee?
It's strictly for my personal development at this stage, but I'd like to get some jobs, maybe hosting 1-2 semi-serious apps that in one case at least (for my employer), will need to be secure (Financial services regulation for a Members-only Site, i.e., sensitive financial data entered on a pre-production server at work for which my system would serve as the development system, most likely with live data).
My PERSONAL aim is a fully db-driven, fully-Flex/F8 and fully CF set of sites, along the lines of hosting the pet projects I have for my photographer friends. I want my galleries to be among the best on the net, bar none.
Sorry for the very long post, I am just staring at all these boxes, and am afraid to even open Server 2003 or look into IIS/MS SQL until I hear from some of you who might have something pithy to say.
Thanks for baring with me.
Shawn.
I've been using a combination of Apache2.2 and MySQL 5 (with the hotfixes). But now that I have spent my unborn child's RESP deposit, I want to make sure I'm doing it the right way.
My PLAN is to do the build like this, and I'd really appreciate any feedback, because over the last few months, I've found that many things can go wrong.
Server 2003, turn off IIS. Run Apache 2.2. Run CF under that (Standard edition CF MX7.0.2). And the scary part, never even SEEN, let alone used, is MS SQL, the free/4Gb limit version.
I don't know if I would be better off to scrap Apache, because it's been bullet proof for me for years with PHP and MySQL, and now with CF/MySQL. But what would the best 'occasionally minor production, mostly non-critical/development' setup be for a Web Server. I'm not an expert, and I know squat about IIS.
I also would (in ignorance) assume MS SQL is going to run much better on IIS, and might even not work properly under Apache.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. I've everything still in the boxes for the worst case (take it back and get 'this') scenario.
Would I be saving myself some grief if I asked a pro to come in and do it, for a fee?
It's strictly for my personal development at this stage, but I'd like to get some jobs, maybe hosting 1-2 semi-serious apps that in one case at least (for my employer), will need to be secure (Financial services regulation for a Members-only Site, i.e., sensitive financial data entered on a pre-production server at work for which my system would serve as the development system, most likely with live data).
My PERSONAL aim is a fully db-driven, fully-Flex/F8 and fully CF set of sites, along the lines of hosting the pet projects I have for my photographer friends. I want my galleries to be among the best on the net, bar none.
Sorry for the very long post, I am just staring at all these boxes, and am afraid to even open Server 2003 or look into IIS/MS SQL until I hear from some of you who might have something pithy to say.
Thanks for baring with me.
Shawn.
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