Either way you look at it - CFMX standalone runs off JRun 4. It is not J2EE but it is JRun 4.
-----Original Message----- From: Calvin Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 March 2005 14:45 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: built-in server in ColdFusion MX? Well, except I thought we were talking about the built in app server here? - Calvin -----Original Message----- From: Nick de Voil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:39 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: built-in server in ColdFusion MX? >> What is the built-in server in standalone ColdFusion MX? Is it JRun 4? I asked someone and they said no but the I used the variable server.coldfusion.appserver, it displays JRun 4. So can you tell me whether the built-in server is the same as the appServer? It's not the same, no - at least, it depends on the context. When people refer to "the built-in server", they generally mean the HTTP server, aka web server, that is built in to JRun. CFMX exists in a JRun environment, which includes JRun's built-in web server. You can configure JRun to connect to either the built-in web server or to connect to an external web server such as Apache or IIS. So if you're using CFMX, you are always using the built-in *application server* or servlet container, JRun, and you *may* be using the built-in *web server* or HTTP server, which unfortunately has no name afaik except for "the built-in server". Just to make things more confusing, within JRun you can have several different named configurations running, each of which is referred to as.... yes, a "server". CFMX is one such server (the "cfusion" server within JRun). And then of course all this software runs on a host computer, which is generally referred to as a.... Nick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:198814 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
