Re: Shared databases

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2003

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 52653
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texte = Kenneth Grome wrote:> I agree that putting all your db's in the globals folder is fine for > people like John who work for one company and don't mind locating their > web files in several different directories. But this is not a great > solution for anyone running a server with several unrelated sites on it.Did you even read the original posting? To quote:Frank Nordberg wrote:> I'm working on a couple (about 15-20) of small sites on a Mac running OS X/Webstar/WebDNA 4.> Some of the databases the sites use are identical, but I can't find a way to get them to access the same *copy* of the base.He has more than a few sites sharing common databases. This is what the Globals directory is expressly design to handle. They are _not_ unrelated sites.If this is a shared server, the site admin can set up a Globals/Site directory and give the developer access to that as well as their regular Site directory. The "ease of backup" issue is not really that different if he has to backup two directory trees, especially where one is shared and backed up once to cover a dozen sites.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4501 Forbes BoulevardSuite HLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5748-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Shared databases ( John Peacock 2003)
Re: Shared databases ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
Re: Shared databases ( Brian Fries 2003)
Re: Shared databases ( Frank Nordberg 2003)
Re: Shared databases ( John Peacock 2003)
Re: Shared databases ( Brian Wachter 2003)
Re: Shared databases ( Brian Wachter 2003)
Shared databases ( Frank Nordberg 2003)

Kenneth Grome wrote:> I agree that putting all your db's in the globals folder is fine for > people like John who work for one company and don't mind locating their > web files in several different directories. But this is not a great > solution for anyone running a server with several unrelated sites on it.Did you even read the original posting? To quote:Frank Nordberg wrote:> I'm working on a couple (about 15-20) of small sites on a Mac running OS X/Webstar/WebDNA 4.> Some of the databases the sites use are identical, but I can't find a way to get them to access the same *copy* of the base.He has more than a few sites sharing common databases. This is what the Globals directory is expressly design to handle. They are _not_ unrelated sites.If this is a shared server, the site admin can set up a Globals/Site directory and give the developer access to that as well as their regular Site directory. The "ease of backup" issue is not really that different if he has to backup two directory trees, especially where one is shared and backed up once to cover a dozen sites.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4501 Forbes BoulevardSuite HLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5748-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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