Re: Shared Webstar Directory
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20993
interpreted = N
texte = >The easiest and most common way to achieve what you are trying to do is to>put WebStar and WebStar/SSL in the same folder and have both use the>WebCatalog acgi. You don't have to rewrite any of your WebDNA, just change>WebStar's suffix mapping to use the acgi instead of the plugin. The>difference in performance between the acgi and the plugin is negligable,I wouldn't say the difference is negligible ...I've seen the performance gap get larger and larger over the past couple of years as webcat has continued to evolve. The plugin is *definitely* faster now -- noticeably faster, in my opinion.But unless your site has LOTS of hits, it may not make enough difference to worry about. The administration tasks are certainly a *lot* easier when using the cgi with SSL and non-SSL webstars in the same folder hierarchy, that's for sure, and the RAM requirements are less as well ... :)Sincerely,Ken Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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>The easiest and most common way to achieve what you are trying to do is to>put WebStar and WebStar/SSL in the same folder and have both use the>WebCatalog acgi. You don't have to rewrite any of your WebDNA, just change>WebStar's suffix mapping to use the acgi instead of the plugin. The>difference in performance between the acgi and the plugin is negligable,I wouldn't say the difference is negligible ...I've seen the performance gap get larger and larger over the past couple of years as webcat has continued to evolve. The plugin is *definitely* faster now -- noticeably faster, in my opinion.But unless your site has LOTS of hits, it may not make enough difference to worry about. The administration tasks are certainly a *lot* easier when using the cgi with SSL and non-SSL webstars in the same folder hierarchy, that's for sure, and the RAM requirements are less as well ... :)Sincerely,Ken Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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