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Joshua Cyr

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All About Joshua CyrAll About Joshua Cyr

• Developer - Savvy Content Manager• CF User Group Manager• CF Since Version 2• Past Team Allaire Member• BS in Business Administration• Lives in Beautiful New Hampshire

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AgendaAgenda

Common Issues In Development, Deployment, Upgrades and Support

Useful Resources to Alleviate Issues

Remind People of RIAdventure Conference/Cruise!

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DevelopmentDevelopment

Deployment Considerations

A. Operating Systems

B. ColdFusion Engines

C. Shared VS Private Hosting

D. Mappings

E. Licensing

F. Organizing Files

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We Support What CF SupportsWe Support What CF Supports

Two Big Issues

A. Case Sensitivity

B. File Paths (use / or var)

Resource:http://www.coldfusionmuse.com/index.cfm/2008/6/21/portable-coldfusion-linux-and-windows

Typically we should support anything that the CF engine supports. That’s the beauty of CF!

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ColdFusion EnginesColdFusion Engines

A. ColdFusion 7,8,9, BlueDragon, Railo, Smith, Others

B. Not all features supported in all engines. Difficult to test on all without proper resources/software.

Resource:http://www.compoundtheory.com/?action=displayPost&ID=334

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Shared VS PrivateShared VS Private

Shared Hosting Potential Gotchas

A. Not all hosts created equal. Many restrict fundamental tags (godaddy).

B. Sandbox Security (cftemp folder, semi obscure permissions issues, etc.)

C. Security Concerns (db user/pass, application scope, file paths, etc.)

D. Server Stability

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Shared VS PrivateShared VS Private

A. Private Server Gotchas

B. Your Server vs Client Server

C. Limited Distribution Potential

D. Clients Server may be less accessible then shared hosting

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MappingsMappings

A. CF 8+ Makes Life MUCH Easier

B. Often Not Available w/ hosts. Sometimes hosts make bad mapping /transfer

Resource:http://www.numtopia.com/terry/blog/archives/2007/09/coldfusion_8_mapping_application_name.cfm

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LicensingLicensing

A. Using 3rd Party Code Saves Time

B. Check Those Licenses.

C. Can you distribute?

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Organizing FilesOrganizing Files

A. File Organization Helps Upgrades

B. Config Files

C. Templates / Layout

D. Main Code

E. External Libraries

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DeploymentDeployment

A. Hosted vs Distributed

B. Users: Experienced vs Not

C. Database

D. Configuration

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DeploymentDeployment

A. Hosted Apps

B. Potentially one codebase to maintain (not always)

C. Liability of servers/uptime.

D. Additional Revenue Model

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DeploymentDeployment

A. Distributed Apps

B. Many Customers/Users Require

C. Potentially Difficult Upgrades

D. Loss of Server Environment Control

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DatabaseDatabase

A. Which Databases Should You Support?

B. MYSQL MSSSQL most Common

C. Oracle, Postgres, Derby?

D. SQL files VS Auto Build

E. DB Support: Your SQL vs ORM

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Auto BuildAuto Build

1. CF9 ORM with Hibernate

2. DataMgr will take XML file and build tables/columns/default data from it in almost any db. http://datamgr.riaforge.org/

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Auto Build – CF9 ORMAuto Build – CF9 ORM

Application.cfc:

<cfset this.name = "ArtGallery">

<cfset this.ormenabled = "true">

<cfset this.ormsettings={datasource="cfartgallery", dbcreate="dropcreate"}>

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Example employee.cfcExample employee.cfc

<cfcomponent persistent="true" output="false">

<cfproperty name=“employeeID" type="numeric" fieldtype="id" datatype="integer" generator="identity">

<cfproperty name=“firstname" type="string" />

<cfproperty name=“lastname" type="string“ />

<cfproperty name=“title" type="string“ />

…

</cfcomponent>

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DataMGR Auto Build / Create XMLDataMGR Auto Build / Create XML

A. The file to create xml: (createxml.cfm)

<!--- set up objects ---><cfset DataMgr = CreateObject("component","DataMgr").init("dev_sourcedb")><cfset mytablelist = DataMgr.getDatabaseTables()>

<!--- load in tables from source database ---><cfloop list="#mytablelist#" index="iTables">      <cfset DataMgr.loadTable('#iTables#')></cfloop>

<!--- get the xml from the source db ---><cfset synch = createobject("component","DataSynch").init(DataMgr)><cfset myxml = synch.getXML()>

<!--- create the xml file from the source db ---><cffile action = "write" file = "#expandpath('.')#/myxml.xml" output = "#myxml#">

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Auto Build / Create Tables - DataAuto Build / Create Tables - Data

A. The file to make db: (loaddb.cfm)

<!--- load datamgr ---><cfset DataMgr = CreateObject("component","DataMgr").init("dev_desinationdb")>

<!--- get the xml file which describes our tables and data ---><cffile action = "read" file = "#expandpath('.')#/myxml.xml" variable="myxml">

<!--- create or update the db with all tables, columns and data. ---><cfset loaddb =  DataMgr.loadXML(myxml, true, true)>

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Auto Build / UpgradeAuto Build / Upgrade

DataMgr will:A. Update default values for new columns.B. Make sure default records stay (reinsert if

needed)C. Add new Columns / Tables to existing DB

Wont:D. Create IndexesE. Scripts for data manipulation on version

differences.

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Database SupportDatabase Support

A. Write and Test Code On Each DB?

B. ORM’s make make life much easier.

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ConfigurationConfiguration

A. Config file should be intuitive.

B. Only One primary file!

C. Saves MANY support issues.

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Upgrade IssuesUpgrade Issues

A. How To Upgrade DB?

B. New Default Data?

C. Which Files Need Replacing?

D. Clear Which Not to be Over Written?

E. Backwards Compatibility

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RIAdventureRIAdventure

A. Come to my Cruise!

B. www.riadventure.com

C. December 6th – 13th

D. Western Caribbean Cruise

E. CF/Flex/Air/Mobile (Adobe RIA)

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QuestionsQuestions

What did I miss?

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Resources:http://datamgr.riaforge.org/ (datamgr)

http://www.transfer-orm.com/ (transfer orm)

http://datafaucet.riaforge.org/ (datafaucet orm)

http://www.compoundtheory.com/?action=displayPost&ID=334 (Multi CF Engine Testing)