Re: [WebDNA] Setting up a new server, hierarchy question

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texte = --20cf303f656a3636e504f68cad3f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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. Anyone know if we can move Globals somewhere other than its default location? What is its default location? 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. > > Terry > > On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > > 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: > > > -Dan Strong > http://DanStrong.com > > > 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? >> >> I can ask the client to switch to a different version if necessary, but >> which one? >> >> Where is Globals? Can its location be specified in settings or is it >> fixed? >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>> If using version other than 7, Globals is what I would do >>> >>> -Dan Strong >>> http://DanStrong.com >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------- 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 >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- 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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------- 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 > --20cf303f656a3636e504f68cad3f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks all.=A0 So it looks like the best option is sw= itch to v6.2 or 6.3 since they have a Globals folder where database files f= or multiple sites can be stored and shared without overwriting each other&#= 39;s changes.

Anyone know if we can move Globals somewhere other than its defau= lt location?=A0 What is its default location?


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:40 AM, = Terry Wilson <terry@terryfic.com> wrote:
This won= 't work. I tried something similar early on and found that with symlink= s, each site opened their own instance of the DB in RAM (since the path is = different), resulting in the websites constantly overwriting the same datab= ase and wiping out whatever mods the other sites were doing. I suppose if y= ou close the DB after each time you read it you might avoid this to some de= gree, but there is still time for two sites to interfere with each other.= =A0

Terry

On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Dan Strong <dan@danstrong.com> wrote:

V7 has no globals as far as I recall (somebody please corr= ect me if I'm wrong). I imagine you could probably "roll your own&= quot; Globals outside of the vhosts and symlink to them. If you decide to n= ot use v7 then 6.2 is the last non-beta version:




On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:31 AM, frederit= e <frederite@gmail.com> wrote:
The client has v7.=A0 Is it practical with v7, or imp= ossible, or more trouble that it's worth?

I can ask the cl= ient to switch to a different version if necessary, but which one?=A0
<= br> Where is Globals? Can its location be specified in settings or is it fixed?=


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Dan Strong <dan@danstrong.com&g= t; wrote:
If using version other than= 7, Globals is what I would do



On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:20 AM, fre= derite <frederite@gmail.com> wrote:
I am setting up a new server.=A0 Several vhosts need to re= ad and write to the same databases.=A0 Where should I put them?=A0 Can you = suggest the best folder hierarchy for this goal?
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  1. Re: [WebDNA] Setting up a new server, hierarchy question (frederite 2014)
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  4. Re: [WebDNA] Setting up a new server, hierarchy question (Terry Wilson 2014)
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--20cf303f656a3636e504f68cad3f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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. Anyone know if we can move Globals somewhere other than its default location? What is its default location? 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. > > Terry > > On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > > 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: > > > -Dan Strong > http://DanStrong.com > > > 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? >> >> I can ask the client to switch to a different version if necessary, but >> which one? >> >> Where is Globals? Can its location be specified in settings or is it >> fixed? >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>> If using version other than 7, Globals is what I would do >>> >>> -Dan Strong >>> http://DanStrong.com >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------- 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 >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- 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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------- 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 > --20cf303f656a3636e504f68cad3f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks all.=A0 So it looks like the best option is sw= itch to v6.2 or 6.3 since they have a Globals folder where database files f= or multiple sites can be stored and shared without overwriting each other&#= 39;s changes.

Anyone know if we can move Globals somewhere other than its defau= lt location?=A0 What is its default location?


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:40 AM, = Terry Wilson <terry@terryfic.com> wrote:
This won= 't work. I tried something similar early on and found that with symlink= s, each site opened their own instance of the DB in RAM (since the path is = different), resulting in the websites constantly overwriting the same datab= ase and wiping out whatever mods the other sites were doing. I suppose if y= ou close the DB after each time you read it you might avoid this to some de= gree, but there is still time for two sites to interfere with each other.= =A0

Terry

On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Dan Strong <dan@danstrong.com> wrote:

V7 has no globals as far as I recall (somebody please corr= ect me if I'm wrong). I imagine you could probably "roll your own&= quot; Globals outside of the vhosts and symlink to them. If you decide to n= ot use v7 then 6.2 is the last non-beta version:




On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:31 AM, frederit= e <frederite@gmail.com> wrote:
The client has v7.=A0 Is it practical with v7, or imp= ossible, or more trouble that it's worth?

I can ask the cl= ient to switch to a different version if necessary, but which one?=A0
<= br> Where is Globals? Can its location be specified in settings or is it fixed?=


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Dan Strong <dan@danstrong.com&g= t; wrote:
If using version other than= 7, Globals is what I would do



On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:20 AM, fre= derite <frederite@gmail.com> wrote:
I am setting up a new server.=A0 Several vhosts need to re= ad and write to the same databases.=A0 Where should I put them?=A0 Can you = suggest the best folder hierarchy for this goal?
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