Re: [WebDNA] Setting up a new server, hierarchy question
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texte = Hi frederite, Yes,=20 WebDNA Server is geared more towards multiple hosts on one server that = don=92t require process isolation. WebDNA FastCGI is geared more towards process isolation and vhost = independent installs.=20 Though the future intention is to make code compatible between the two = products, currently WebDNA Server is your best bet for your = requirements.=20 As to Globals, it is located in the cgi-bin directory of the server, = within WebCatalogEngine/ directory.=20 For more reading, you can find some good whitepapers that are still = relevant.=20 http://dev.webdna.us/whitepapers.html Lastly, let us know what server (OS and version) you are installing onto = so that I can recommend the right products. Sincerely, Donovan support@webdna.us On Apr 8, 2014, at 2:06 PM, frederite
wrote: > Thanks all. So it looks like the best option is switch to v6.2 or 6.3 = since they have a Globals folder where database files for multiple sites = can be stored and shared without overwriting each other's changes. >=20 > Anyone know if we can move Globals somewhere other than its default = location? What is its default location? >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Terry Wilson = wrote: > This won't work. I tried something similar early on and found that = with symlinks, each site opened their own instance of the DB in RAM = (since the path is different), resulting in the websites constantly = overwriting the same database and wiping out whatever mods the other = sites were doing. I suppose if you close the DB after each time you read = it you might avoid this to some degree, but there is still time for two = sites to interfere with each other.=20 >=20 > Terry >=20 > On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >=20 >> V7 has no globals as far as I recall (somebody please correct me if = I'm wrong). I imagine you could probably "roll your own" Globals outside = of the vhosts and symlink to them. If you decide to not use v7 then 6.2 = is the last non-beta version: >>=20 >>=20 >> -Dan Strong >> http://DanStrong.com >>=20 >>=20 >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:31 AM, frederite = wrote: >> The client has v7. Is it practical with v7, or impossible, or more = trouble that it's worth? >>=20 >> I can ask the client to switch to a different version if necessary, = but which one? =20 >>=20 >> Where is Globals? Can its location be specified in settings or is it = fixed? >>=20 >>=20 >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >> If using version other than 7, Globals is what I would do >>=20 >> -Dan Strong >> http://DanStrong.com >>=20 >>=20 >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:20 AM, frederite = wrote: >> I am setting up a new server. Several vhosts need to read and write = to the same databases. Where should I put them? Can you suggest the = best folder hierarchy for this goal? >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message = is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To = unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message = is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To = unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us
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Hi frederite, Yes,=20 WebDNA Server is geared more towards multiple hosts on one server that = don=92t require process isolation. WebDNA FastCGI is geared more towards process isolation and vhost = independent installs.=20 Though the future intention is to make code compatible between the two = products, currently WebDNA Server is your best bet for your = requirements.=20 As to Globals, it is located in the cgi-bin directory of the server, = within WebCatalogEngine/ directory.=20 For more reading, you can find some good whitepapers that are still = relevant.=20 http://dev.webdna.us/whitepapers.html Lastly, let us know what server (OS and version) you are installing onto = so that I can recommend the right products. Sincerely, Donovan support@webdna.us On Apr 8, 2014, at 2:06 PM, frederite wrote: > Thanks all. So it looks like the best option is switch to v6.2 or 6.3 = since they have a Globals folder where database files for multiple sites = can be stored and shared without overwriting each other's changes. >=20 > Anyone know if we can move Globals somewhere other than its default = location? What is its default location? >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Terry Wilson = wrote: > This won't work. I tried something similar early on and found that = with symlinks, each site opened their own instance of the DB in RAM = (since the path is different), resulting in the websites constantly = overwriting the same database and wiping out whatever mods the other = sites were doing. I suppose if you close the DB after each time you read = it you might avoid this to some degree, but there is still time for two = sites to interfere with each other.=20 >=20 > Terry >=20 > On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >=20 >> V7 has no globals as far as I recall (somebody please correct me if = I'm wrong). I imagine you could probably "roll your own" Globals outside = of the vhosts and symlink to them. If you decide to not use v7 then 6.2 = is the last non-beta version: >>=20 >>=20 >> -Dan Strong >> http://DanStrong.com >>=20 >>=20 >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:31 AM, frederite = wrote: >> The client has v7. Is it practical with v7, or impossible, or more = trouble that it's worth? >>=20 >> I can ask the client to switch to a different version if necessary, = but which one? =20 >>=20 >> Where is Globals? Can its location be specified in settings or is it = fixed? >>=20 >>=20 >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >> If using version other than 7, Globals is what I would do >>=20 >> -Dan Strong >> http://DanStrong.com >>=20 >>=20 >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:20 AM, frederite = wrote: >> I am setting up a new server. Several vhosts need to read and write = to the same databases. Where should I put them? Can you suggest the = best folder hierarchy for this goal? >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message = is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To = unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message = is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To = unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us
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