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finbarr · 18-11-2005, 05:03

The background:
I have a coldfusion server on my laptop (as one of my main clients has a CF site). All my sites are set up in the wwwroot folder of it. I have an old asp site that I need to do some work on.As far as I can tell (from DW help) the CF testing server doesnt support asp which would be why I keep getting error messages when viewing in the browser.

The questions:
Am I correct in assuming that the CF server doesnt support asp?
If I'm wrong - can anyone guide me through the process of setting up the testing server?
If I'm right - does it mean I have to put IIS (or similar server) on my machine?
Can IIS and CF run in tandem? Pretty soon I'll have to do some work on php and have been told to set up linux so can this run at the same time as well?
Do I have to seperate out my sites into different 'root' folders?

Any help will be appreciated as always

Dusteh · 18-11-2005, 05:48

ok I can't help with CF and ASP. However I can ease your pain when it comes to testing PHP.

You don't need to install linux, thats just far too much work, a much easier system is XAMPP, a complete virtual server for all your PHP testing needs. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Installs straight into windows and becomes your localhost... not sure how this would clash with IIS. I get the feeling it will conflict, but it does have an easy 'on - off' feature which stopped it conflicting with another virtual server program I was running.

If I have to do ASP I just test it on some webspace.

Brown · 18-11-2005, 05:57

shhh. its nothing to do with linux and you're not installing 'xampp'. xampp installs apache and php for you. its not a 'virtual server' it is a functional apache web server.

fwiw, i wouldn't use xampp, i'd use easyphp - does the same thing. i recall having issues with xampp a while back (a photoshop shortcut would either start or stop the server and then rearrange my whole desktop for me.)

i'm pretty sure that you can install this in any directory so i can't see why you will have any problems running it in your current www dir.

as far as asp is concerned, you can use either iis or there is a stripped down version - i've not been near iis for about 5 years so i won't claim any knowledge on this.

i don't see that you'll have any issues running all of these at once. they are only processes and anyway, they're easy to start and stop depending on what site you're working on.

Dusteh · 18-11-2005, 06:13

I didn't say it was anything to do with linux. I was recommending an alternative to installing linux. Never had any problems with XAMPP, that photoshop thing sounds rather odd.

I cannot get IIS to function properly on my win2k machine at home, not bothered with the XP version, can you provide a link to a stripped down install?

Luke Redpath · 18-11-2005, 06:24

I think he might be referring to Personal Web Server which you could install in Windows 98 I think. Don't know if you can get it anymore.

finbarr · 18-11-2005, 06:54

thanks for the response so far guys.

Main issue is whether they can be run side by side and what I would have to do with my site folders.

The php thing - forgive me if I sound like a complete fuckwit but I really am on such issues - I thought as the hosting was linux-based it would be easier to develop the site and test if I was using the same thing on my laptop...is this not the case?

Brown · 18-11-2005, 06:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke Redpath

I think he might be referring to Personal Web Server which you could install in Windows 98 I think. Don't know if you can get it anymore.

that's the one. like i said, its been a while.

Quote:

Originally Posted by finbarr

I thought as the hosting was linux-based it would be easier to develop the site and test if I was using the same thing on my laptop...is this not the case?

linux is an operating system, like windows. apache is a webserver, like iis. apache can run on almost anything. you don't need to run linux to run apache. its the webserver that processes the files, not the os.

(can anyone confirm that iis can run on anything else apart from windows?)

Brown · 18-11-2005, 07:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by finbarr

Main issue is whether they can be run side by side and what I would have to do with my site folders.

i've had apache running on a usb disk, i'm pretty sure that you can have them running side by side. apache can be turned on and off in seconds.

Dusteh · 18-11-2005, 08:20

Yeah I run XAMPP on a memory stick, its a great way to take a dynamic site to a client who might not have net access to hand.. and it vaguely impresses them as well. It has its own 'htdocs' folder, so sorting out where your site files are is no problem.

As far as I am aware IIS is inherently built into windows, and there is no handy, stand-alone package (go microsoft!). My question is, is there an ASP version of XAMPP/easyPHP out there?

18-11-2005, 05:03	#1 (permalink)
finbarr who the fuck am i? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: london Posts: 2,660	testing server issue The background: I have a coldfusion server on my laptop (as one of my main clients has a CF site). All my sites are set up in the wwwroot folder of it. I have an old asp site that I need to do some work on.As far as I can tell (from DW help) the CF testing server doesnt support asp which would be why I keep getting error messages when viewing in the browser. The questions: Am I correct in assuming that the CF server doesnt support asp? If I'm wrong - can anyone guide me through the process of setting up the testing server? If I'm right - does it mean I have to put IIS (or similar server) on my machine? Can IIS and CF run in tandem? Pretty soon I'll have to do some work on php and have been told to set up linux so can this run at the same time as well? Do I have to seperate out my sites into different 'root' folders? Any help will be appreciated as always

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18-11-2005, 05:48	#2 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,292	ok I can't help with CF and ASP. However I can ease your pain when it comes to testing PHP. You don't need to install linux, thats just far too much work, a much easier system is XAMPP, a complete virtual server for all your PHP testing needs. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html Installs straight into windows and becomes your localhost... not sure how this would clash with IIS. I get the feeling it will conflict, but it does have an easy 'on - off' feature which stopped it conflicting with another virtual server program I was running. If I have to do ASP I just test it on some webspace.

18-11-2005, 05:57	#3 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,147	shhh. its nothing to do with linux and you're not installing 'xampp'. xampp installs apache and php for you. its not a 'virtual server' it is a functional apache web server. fwiw, i wouldn't use xampp, i'd use easyphp - does the same thing. i recall having issues with xampp a while back (a photoshop shortcut would either start or stop the server and then rearrange my whole desktop for me.) i'm pretty sure that you can install this in any directory so i can't see why you will have any problems running it in your current www dir. as far as asp is concerned, you can use either iis or there is a stripped down version - i've not been near iis for about 5 years so i won't claim any knowledge on this. i don't see that you'll have any issues running all of these at once. they are only processes and anyway, they're easy to start and stop depending on what site you're working on.

18-11-2005, 06:13	#4 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,292	I didn't say it was anything to do with linux. I was recommending an alternative to installing linux. Never had any problems with XAMPP, that photoshop thing sounds rather odd. I cannot get IIS to function properly on my win2k machine at home, not bothered with the XP version, can you provide a link to a stripped down install?

18-11-2005, 06:54	#6 (permalink)
finbarr who the fuck am i? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: london Posts: 2,660	thanks for the response so far guys. Main issue is whether they can be run side by side and what I would have to do with my site folders. The php thing - forgive me if I sound like a complete fuckwit but I really am on such issues - I thought as the hosting was linux-based it would be easier to develop the site and test if I was using the same thing on my laptop...is this not the case?

18-11-2005, 08:20	#9 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,292	Yeah I run XAMPP on a memory stick, its a great way to take a dynamic site to a client who might not have net access to hand.. and it vaguely impresses them as well. It has its own 'htdocs' folder, so sorting out where your site files are is no problem. As far as I am aware IIS is inherently built into windows, and there is no handy, stand-alone package (go microsoft!). My question is, is there an ASP version of XAMPP/easyPHP out there?

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