Use CF Framework for mostly HTML site?

[BennyLefave]

Hi,

I have a side job coming up that will be mostly html, and maybe a contact form or login for that I'll need Coldfusion for.  Since I like the organization that a MVC framework gives me, I'd like to use one, but I don't know if that is really necessary or not since there won't be much of a model to this site.  I have experience with Fusebox (don't like it), Mach-II (like it), and Model-Glue (not much experience).  I haven't made a straight up HTML site in so long.  Should I use Coldfusion at all?  If most of the files are HTML the Coldfusion server will not even have to process them, correct?  If I use a framework than the CF server will be in use for every page.  I guess I'm just looking for direction.  Is it worth it to use coldfusion and also a framework?

Thanks

[Dave Watts]

If the site requires a login, you need a mechanism to only let users see pages they're allowed to see. You can't really do that with HTML alone.

However, generally, if content isn't dynamic you might as well put it in HTML files.

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[Daverms]

Hi,

Since its a HTML site, my advice is don't complicate your tasks too much. You can simply split your code by making a directory hierarchy like,

Your_application

                    |_   css                  

                    |_    images

                    |_    templates

                    |_    documents

But, if you see possiblity of some CF inclusion in your site in near feature, better go for some CF specific frameworks like Mach-II (your favourite one).

HTH

[DanWilson_]

In cases where I have a mostly HTML site with very little interaction with a

Model layer, I just focus on breaking up the site with Custom Tags.

I find this helps me keep the HTML consistent and to find any markup bugs.

It also helps me focus on the content, when it needs to change.

Here's an example of how I structure a page:

Welcome to Clark's Liner Farm.

We are a full service nursery, liner farm and propagator. We sell wholesale

nursery liners, potted liners, rooted cuttings and starter plants from 2

¼" 32 to 2 gallon pots.

We specialize in hard to grow varieties and our greenhouses are often full

of Nandina, Cephalotaxus, Abelia, Spriaea, Green Giant and Viburnum.

Clark's Liner Farm is a family run operation with a combined 26 years of

experience in the nursery and landscaping fields. Both Matt and Debbie Matt

are North Carolina State University graduates with degrees in Horticulture.

</layout:body

[BennyLefave]

Thanks for the input.  So it sounds like it's not a big deal if I use CF and Mach-II.  There just won't be much of a model layer.  I was worried about the site being slow because of the CF processing, but there won't be much CF processing so it should be pretty fast.

Thanks,

Ben

[DanWilson_]

MachII isn't going to slow down your site much at all.

Site slowdowns are almost always caused by shared resource contention. Like

running out of threads because lots of users are uploading large files, or

slow database queries causing other calls to the database to queue.

Processing essentially static pages with MachII (or any other framework I

know of in ColdFusion) won't be an issue.

DW

[henkemike]

Try Wheels. I love it and think you will also. Straight view pages would be easy with the convention. http://cfwheels.org/docs/1-1/chapter/beginner-tutorial-hello-world