Re: WebCat2.0 acgi vs plugin
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
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texte = >1.) The Plug-in is way fasterSort of. All database searching/sorting/dynamic HTML is the same speed in both. There's just a little extra overhead for sending the AppleEvent to the CGI.>2.) The acgi can have more nested [tags]true.>3.) If you run 2 independant webstar folders on the same server (1)>running plain webstar on port 80 and the other running webstar/ssl on port>8001; you can do this with the acgi but can not do this with the plug-in.>If you try to run 2 copies of webstar on the same server with the same>plug-ins it will not work.SSL is port 443. It's not that it doesn't work; it's just more dangerous because if you have any changeable databases (add/update/delete), then the 2 plugins won't be in synch. If you tell the SSL plugin to $Delete a record, the non-SSL plugin still thinks it's there, because they each have their own copy of the RAM database.>Will issue 2 above always be this way vs the plug-in or will a future>version of of the plug-in support as many nested tags as the acgi?Working on making nested tags more efficient. Issue 3 may go away in the future first: we are working on a way to get SSL + non-SSL toouse the exact same plugin.>Any other things one should consider before committing to the acgi vs the>plug-in.It's sometimes easier to mess with the CGI because you can set its RAM allocation independent of WebSTAR. May be a non-issue because SiteEdit Pro can change WebSTAR's RAM allocation remotely.Bug in b15: Browser Info.txt must be moved to a different spot for plugin.We went to great trouble to make sure you can just switch back and forth with no changes to your templates or preferences, so give it a try and if you don't like it then switch back.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors =====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #453 | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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>1.) The Plug-in is way fasterSort of. All database searching/sorting/dynamic HTML is the same speed in both. There's just a little extra overhead for sending the AppleEvent to the CGI.>2.) The acgi can have more nested [tags]true.>3.) If you run 2 independant webstar folders on the same server (1)>running plain webstar on port 80 and the other running webstar/ssl on port>8001; you can do this with the acgi but can not do this with the plug-in.>If you try to run 2 copies of webstar on the same server with the same>plug-ins it will not work.SSL is port 443. It's not that it doesn't work; it's just more dangerous because if you have any changeable databases (add/update/delete), then the 2 plugins won't be in synch. If you tell the SSL plugin to $Delete a record, the non-SSL plugin still thinks it's there, because they each have their own copy of the RAM database.>Will issue 2 above always be this way vs the plug-in or will a future>version of of the plug-in support as many nested tags as the acgi?Working on making nested tags more efficient. Issue 3 may go away in the future first: we are working on a way to get SSL + non-SSL toouse the exact same plugin.>Any other things one should consider before committing to the acgi vs the>plug-in.It's sometimes easier to mess with the CGI because you can set its RAM allocation independent of WebSTAR. May be a non-issue because SiteEdit Pro can change WebSTAR's RAM allocation remotely.Bug in b15: Browser Info.txt must be moved to a different spot for plugin.We went to great trouble to make sure you can just switch back and forth with no changes to your templates or preferences, so give it a try and if you don't like it then switch back.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors =====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #453 | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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