> Can anyone explain what exactly a wildcard mapping is? And > why CF8 has created the one that I see in IIS? How is it > used, is it necessary for some functionality, etc...? It's > defined at the server root level, so is being inherited by > all of the virtual web sites on the server.
It's an extension mapping that examines each request, regardless of URL pattern or file extension. It should be there if you're using CF with IIS 6 or higher. It's used in place of the ISAPI filter used with previous versions. The wildcard mapping or filter is used for capturing request patterns that don't end with .cfm or .cfc, but need to be processed by CF anyway - Flash Remoting, for example. > I'm trying to get PHP 5.2.4 running using the PHP ISAPI dll > on this IIS6 web server with CF8 installed. Could this > wildcard mapping be interfering with the correct processing > of .php files on the web server? I doubt it. They should coexist without any problem. PHP uses a regular ISAPI extension mapping, if I recall correctly. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Server/message.cfm/messageid:6451 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Server/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.10
