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Outside5 Ltd
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January 21, 2009
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Which License is right for me

  • January 21, 2009
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I am planning on setting up a dedicated server for a client. This server will have 2 sites on initially, on different IP addresses, but potentially moving up to 7 sites at a later date.

After looking on the Adobe site am I right in thinking that I will need to pay almost £6,000?!?!?!

Will I need the Enterprise version or would I be able to use Standard version?

Thanks,
Paul
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    Newsgroup_User
    Inspiring
    January 21, 2009
    No you do not need the Enterprise version.

    Yes you can use the Standard Version

    Yes the Adobe site has confused many people.

    What they are referring to is that the Standard version can have *only*
    one 'instance' of ColdFusion on the server. The Enterprise version can
    have as many separate 'instances' of ColdFusion as you think your
    hardware can handle. This allows for increased hardware utilization,
    application isolation and failover affects between the different
    instances if one chooses to do this.

    A single instance of ColdFusion can be connect to as many web sites on
    the same server and|or separate web servers as you care to load it down
    with. And the configuration you are considering is a very common one.
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    Outside5 LtdAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 21, 2009
    Thank you Ian,
    That makes sense now.
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    Fetch
    Participating Frequently
    January 21, 2009
    If you want to save on startup costs you may be able to lease CF from your webhost - many offer fairly cheap monthly rates. Of course, purchasing the license outright saves you money in the long run. When you're leasing though, the webhost will often upgrade the CF version for free when a new version comes out and continue to charge you the same monthly rate. Also, they're sometimes more likely to help out with config issues if you're using their license rather than your own.

    Also, on the topic of Standard vs Enterprise, running multiple instances of CF in the Enterprise environment may be preferred because then if one instance crashes it doesn't affect the other - so your sites are a little more independent, rather than CF being a crutch that could bring them all down.
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