Web server questions....

RWBRWB Icrontian
edited December 2005 in Internet & Media
I am trying to learn multiple things at the same time right now, one of these is the .NET stuff which I have a separate thread for already. Another I am now wanting to learn is Cold Fusion.

Now I am guessing that with .NET I'll have IIS setup. And Cold Fusion would be it's own thing. Can I do this? IIS and Cold Fusion? Isn't Cold Fusion a web server thing, and thus perhaps cause a conflict?

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  • KyleKyle Lafayette, LA New
    edited December 2005
    With IIS setup and the .NET framework installed, you should be able to process .asp pages on any webserver running from your computer.... such as the Jrun4 webserver that installs with ColdFusion. There shouldn't be any conflict... at least not that I know of.

    If you're thinking of reading a ColdFusion book, anything by Ben Forta is likely the best.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    ColdFusion seems like a dying thing.... I don't see too much support for it at the datacenter level anymore, and I'm seeing lots of big clients slowly transition from coldfusion to .net or php/mysql.

    But yes, you need a coldfusion server to process the scripts - and for .net you need an IIS server.
  • KyleKyle Lafayette, LA New
    edited December 2005
    WRT Primesuspect, ColdFusion isn't dying. It's not as popular as other languages so it's never had a huge share of the market, but that doesn't mean it's dying. Keep in mind that just because you see lots of clients switching away from CF doesn't mean you see how many new clients (worldwide) choose CF. WRT RWB, However it's pretty logical that if ColdFusion isn't the most popular language, learning it probably won't beef up your resume very much if it's just going to be listed alongside ASP.NET and PHP.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    WRT????

    Yeah back in Houston I didn't see too many job listings with CF asked for jobs, but here in Dallas I am seeing a few that I believe I could do easily, but CF would be required. Or a mix of things that just complicate things.

    But I just wanna get my feet wet with it, say I know it, and be done with it :P Just use it every now and then so it doesn't fade in my memory like PHP did/is.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2005
    Considering prime runs a highly successful webhost, I would imagine he has some insight into if ColdFusion is dying out or not. It has slowly lost ground every year since it's initial burst and continues to lose ground against ASP & PHP.
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