Best Practices for ColdFusion Installation and IIS - Where to Code?

[mickeyj2]

Hi,

I am a web developer who’s been using ColdFusion and IIS6 for a while.

When I first began developing, I would always install IIS first, then my ColdFusion software. During setup and installation, I was trained to always look for the standard C:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot

directory, and develop from there. I was also trained to setup my websites in IIS and basically point them to this same directory. I’ve created many sites using this method.

I’m back at it again. This time I’m trying to setup my desktop with the following:
- IIS 6
- ColdFusion Developer Edition

Everything installed correctly. I assigned the Default Web Site in IIS to point to my machine’s IP address and the Home Directory is C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot.

Here’s what I see and get now:

IIS:
- My C:\inetpub\wwroot files are listed here, which is correct.
- The \CFIDE directory is listed under my Default Web Site as a Virtual Directory Web Site.

Browser/CF:

Suppose I have a file called “default.cfm” under the Default Web Site (located on C:\Inetpub\wwroot\default.cfm) and I have another file called “index.cfm” under my Virtual Directory site located under C:\CFusionMX7\

http://wwwroot\index.cfm.

I am able to resolve both of the following pages:

http://localhost/default.cfm

and

http://localhost/index.cfm

I guess my main question is what are the current Best Practices for developing in CF? Am I now supposed to put all of my files and subfolders under C:\CFusionMX7\

http://wwwroot

instead of the standard C:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot

as I’ve always learned it should be?

Thanks in advance.

mickeyj2

 

[imstillatwork]

to ME, i would never put my web files in the application server folder!

http://wwwroot

in cf folder is all the built in

http://www stuff

I though. cfide, etc.. I would not put web junk in there.

In fact, I always put them on a separate partition or drive, along with all other web accessible stuff

inetpub is ok too

Kevin

http://www.lot-o-nothin.com/cfml/

 

[CTekMedia]

Put your web site files where you were taught - C:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot.

Cheers,

Bluetone

 

[imstillatwork]

Yes, or a separate physical driveif performance will be an issue of any sort.

Kevin

http://www.lot-o-nothin.com/cfml/

 

[mickeyj2]

Thanks for all of your comments. That's what I thought. I guess what was screwing me up was the fact that I can access the CFIDE....directory via the browser.

I might need to re-examine my IIS setup to make sure I have a completely separate directory referenced.

Thanks again.