Multiple sites using the same instance of CF?
richardELeach
I have a client who recently upgraded from CF Pro to Enterprise and they're
using it in a relatively straightforward manner as an intranet. They'd like me
to help them setup a second instance for purposes of a staging server, but I
noticed after they upgraded they don't have the Enterprise Manager link in
their CF Admin screen.
Do they need to reinstall CF using the multiserver version of the install to
be able to deploy a second instance of CF? Do they need to uninstall and
reinstall? Ugh....
Can't they just set up a second site under their web server, using a different
port and not worry about the second instance of CF? Best practices aside for a
moment, remember, they're not necessarily developing against this server, it's
intended to be a staging server.
Any ideas to the best and or quickest way to handle this?
Many thanks in advance,
Rich
carehart
Yes, Rich, they would need to install the multiserver version for you to see
that Enterprise Manager option in the CF Admin. And no, they would not need to
uninstall the Server deployment (what you did) to add the Multiserver
deployment. They can co-exist (though it's not something most would typically
do).
The best news for you is that, yes, they can indeed just setup a second site
on their web server, and have that also point to the one CF Server deployment
you have installed. That is, of course, assuming they run a web server that
supports multiple sites. If it's Apache, you're good. If it's Windows, then as
long as its Windows Server 2003 (or 2008, or Vista), you're good, too. (Just
for completeness, for other readers, XP does not let you run more than one site
at a time.)
If during the installation of CF you told it to have ALL sites in the web
server run with CF, you need to nothing more than create the new site. if you
told it to only link CF to one site, then you'll need to run the web sserver
configuration tool again. See the CF Admin and Config docs for more on that, as
well as on this very question. (I realize many like to just run stuff and hope
that the interface is clear enough, but as this question shows, for some things
anyone installing CF will be well-served by looking over that often-missed
manual.)
Hope that helps, Rich. It's not an RTFM answer. :-) Just saying that if you
need more than what I've said, it is in the manual.
richardELeach
Rich