Re: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
I started to write a reply and decided to just post it to my blog: http://www.iknowkungfoo.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/5/24/Moving-Coldfusion-applications-from-Windows-to-Linux I didn't address CFX tags though. IIRC, you may need versions of those tags that have been compiled on Linux. If the CFX tag is a .DLL file, you may be out of luck. HTH, Adrian We're going to be undertaking a long-overdue upgrade from CF5 to CFMX 7.1. At the same time we're considering moving from a Win2k server with IIS to Linux and Apache. Obviously we're dealing with two issues - moving from CF5 to CFMX 7.1 and moving to Linux, so we're wondering if doing both at the same time may be too much. We use about a dozen CFX tags, so that's one issue to deal with. Most of our data is in MySQL. But another issue we face is that a couple of legacy applications use Access via ODBC. The databases are complex enough and the applications so seldom used that migrating these to MySQL isn't really feasible. I'm not sure what that means should we move to Linux. What other problems might we expect to encounter? ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279079 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
Adrian Moreno wrote: I started to write a reply and decided to just post it to my blog: http://www.iknowkungfoo.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/5/24/Moving-Coldfusion-applications-from-Windows-to-Linux ISTM you are generalizing your experiences with MySQL Linux to databases Linux. The majority of databases on Linux do not suffer from the issues you describe. Further, you are recommending any Access DB to be converted to MySQL. Why would MySQL be the best choice for any conversion? Jochem ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 MX7 integration create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279090 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
Jim McAtee wrote: We're going to be undertaking a long-overdue upgrade from CF5 to CFMX 7.1. At the same time we're considering moving from a Win2k server with IIS to Linux and Apache. Most of our data is in MySQL. But another issue we face is that a couple of legacy applications use Access via ODBC. The databases are complex enough and the applications so seldom used that migrating these to MySQL isn't really feasible. I'm not sure what that means should we move to Linux. No you shouldn't. Access + Linux == hell Jochem ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279094 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
-Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:33 PM Subject: Re: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux No you shouldn't. Access + Linux == hell I went through that on my Mac once, was trying to do local development against a CF5 app that was written to a copy of the hosted Access database. I ended up migrating the database locally to SQL Server and then manually updating the Access file with any changes that were needed before going live. If you can move them off Access then do so, it is not worth the headaches to keep it around. Damien McKenna Web Developer The LIMU Company ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 MX7 integration create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279098 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
I'm not on linux, but I believe path and filenames are case-sensitive. -Original Message- From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux We're going to be undertaking a long-overdue upgrade from CF5 to CFMX 7.1. At the same time we're considering moving from a Win2k server with IIS to Linux and Apache. Obviously we're dealing with two issues - moving from CF5 to CFMX 7.1 and moving to Linux, so we're wondering if doing both at the same time may be too much. We use about a dozen CFX tags, so that's one issue to deal with. Most of our data is in MySQL. But another issue we face is that a couple of legacy applications use Access via ODBC. The databases are complex enough and the applications so seldom used that migrating these to MySQL isn't really feasible. I'm not sure what that means should we move to Linux. What other problems might we expect to encounter? ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279001 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
Linux is case-sensitive. The application file application.cfc wouldn't work in Linux. The capital letter A as in Application.cfc would work. Linux is big in case-sensitive. Another thing you will be facing a lot is permissions. The use of chgrp and chown could be common for you. Ravi. Dave Francis wrote: I'm not on linux, but I believe path and filenames are case-sensitive. -Original Message- From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux We're going to be undertaking a long-overdue upgrade from CF5 to CFMX 7.1. At the same time we're considering moving from a Win2k server with IIS to Linux and Apache. Obviously we're dealing with two issues - moving from CF5 to CFMX 7.1 and moving to Linux, so we're wondering if doing both at the same time may be too much. We use about a dozen CFX tags, so that's one issue to deal with. Most of our data is in MySQL. But another issue we face is that a couple of legacy applications use Access via ODBC. The databases are complex enough and the applications so seldom used that migrating these to MySQL isn't really feasible. I'm not sure what that means should we move to Linux. What other problems might we expect to encounter? ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279002 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Moving from CF5 on Windows to CFMX on Linux
Jim McAtee wrote: Most of our data is in MySQL. But another issue we face is that a couple of legacy applications use Access via ODBC. The databases are complex enough and the applications so seldom used that migrating these to MySQL isn't really feasible. I'm not sure what that means should we move to Linux. It's been a while since I last checked (late in 2005) but the Linux version of CFMX 7 didn't have an Access DB driver at the time. You'd be well advised to check into that. We had good luck with the MySQL Migration utility, but the Access DB involved was not very complex or large. ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279037 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
