Re: WebDNA Build Area (linux)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58514
interpreted = N
texte = Alan White wrote: > I do like the sound of using globals but am unsure of where to start :-( Globals are really easy. Instead of this: ../../site/html/etc/database.db you have this: ^/database.db and you store the file itself in cgi-bin/WebCatalogEngine/Globals/. That's it. > > With a very short deadline to meet, butchering across domains seems like > the quickest means of doing what I need to. Other than the obvious security problems of revealing more about your directory structure than is strictly necessary, you have the additional problem that sometimes WebCatalog doesn't realize that two sites are actually referring to the same database, so it loads the DB twice. This is OK for R/O DB's but a very bad thing for R/W DB's. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Alan White wrote: > I do like the sound of using globals but am unsure of where to start :-( Globals are really easy. Instead of this: ../../site/html/etc/database.db you have this: ^/database.db and you store the file itself in cgi-bin/WebCatalogEngine/Globals/. That's it. > > With a very short deadline to meet, butchering across domains seems like > the quickest means of doing what I need to. Other than the obvious security problems of revealing more about your directory structure than is strictly necessary, you have the additional problem that sometimes WebCatalog doesn't realize that two sites are actually referring to the same database, so it loads the DB twice. This is OK for R/O DB's but a very bad thing for R/W DB's. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 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/
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