Does IIS have to be running (Apache/PHP/Win2003)

IIS is gone, removed it completely.

Took some work, I seemed not to have one of the files (had to do some manual JRun file additions from the link in the page you gave me...one of the files didn't exist on my computer...I dunno what port to use, I think I put it to the one in the JRun page, but it's different in the link you gave me). But I THINK it's working...enough to iron ut the bugs anyways. I've not tried this from outside my router yet, so sorry if it's dead:

http://counterchaos.selfip.net/MultiFileUpload/FlexFileUpload.html

Thanks for the help, it seems to have done the trick, I just have to figure out how to work this sandbox stuff so it will actually upload...which is to say, do stuff...

Much appreciated:)

Shawn

ps I've never used Vis Studio or SQL, but I am fine in phpMyAdmin

Shawn:)

OK, so here I am, and half way there, quite confused. I guess I need to explain what I need, and where I am thereafter. I do have personal considerations, as a photographer I want to make some pretty, web-driven websites using Flex and Coldfusion, but for now, that's the least of my concerns.

First off, my plan was to deploy PHP5/MySQL and CF 7.0.2/Flex on Win 2003 Server (trial 180 day...for now). I have a very decent workstation housing Flex via Eclipse, my development apps, and a company licence of Visual Studio because they've made it plain at my job that they could use me in my non-IT department to help out with Access and SQL-based stuff, and they know I'm a Flash guy...let's say my department is willing to let me go when I must to get a few recurring jobs done. Right now, that's Access and the company backbone is SQL-based. I would be free to port over anything to Flex/Coldfusion and it would be nice to sell this idea to IT, even if only for our department as an intranet deployment.

So for me, NOT a server person, barely a batabase person (fortunately a few of them are already up and mostly running!) all I care about right now is setting up the server. I have been able to get CF up and running in a stock setup at port 8500 (incl. the Flex update), and can access it externally - but only through IIS. I have also got my trusty Apache2Triad running (my favourite bundle ever!) on port 80, and indeed, it is SSL if I switch to that version in Apache (not sure exactly if that's anything valid or not right now).

But here is my two-fold problem:

1) Flex and Flash and Vis Studio (i.e., SQL) are on my workstation (I run both off a router, and have the server open to the public).

2) I can't get Web Server Configuration Tool to work properly when I choose the Apache server...it actually blows up BOTH and I have to reinstall the PHP/Apache bundle from scratch after choosing it. I was able to cheat the errors by taking REINSTALLING SP1 on Server 2003, which came bundled with it originally and seemed to be the root of many problems. Going to Windows and ass-backwards reinstalling SP1 fixed that:)

Ultimately, I'd like to be able to build the front end on my workstation, and use coldfusion from the server, but as I say I need both SQL and Access to work, and on a personal level, I'd be very happy if I could keep Apache/PHP running because there are a lot of scripts available and I'll never be a pro there....

So, in short, I'm lost, and right now, the clock is ticking on all this trial software.

If I can come back to my boss and definitely say I can use this or that technology, I will be able, hopefully, to prove my value to him a lot more than I can in my current roll as a lowly administrator (a.k.a., a secretary - I'm getting too old for this kind of job and really want to reach out)).

So I'm not sure what to do from here, if anyone has any suggestions.

My workstation can certainly handle the load by itself if I go that route, if that's best, it's a dual processor opteron/Supermicro that I busted my balls to get for almost a year. The server is an old P4.

Should I build a CF server on my workstation for testing with Flex, then just move the www folders over to the real server for actual web deployment? How do I access MySQL/SQL without PHP and I really don't want to add asp.net to this mix because I'm already way beyond sanity here.

No ASP, thankfully (at this stage). I'm sure I'll have a lot of grappling to do once it's running, since this Server 2003 seems to be configured by the Swiss Banking Association...which I certainly appreciate, but like the commercial, it'd be nice if there was a "Simple Button" ("Stupid Button" would work...).

Very much appreciated.

Shawn

"I don't know what the binary file is though when I'm asked for the Apache info? Is that the Apache executable itself? "
Yes

"Do I need to turn on IIS?"
Just need one or the other, I prefer Apache it has far less overhead. Unless you need to run ASP pages.