In just a few years the Web has exploded and now consists of millions of
sites. Accompanying this boom are thousands of companies that host these
sites. But the technologies behind the sites are still immature and stories
like that in Timeline 1 (see below) are not uncommon.
The scenario in Timeline 1 is true; the names have been removed to protect
the innocent (me) from a lawsuit. I have many other horror stories and not
just from this particular hosting company. Every host I've worked with has
had problems to various degrees. Having your site go down is bad for any
company, but for a Web-based company it can be a death sentence. People
quickly lose confidence in a site with technical problems, and a million
other companies are just a click away.
Types of Hosting
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The crowded auditorium was abuzz with anticipation. The snatches of
conversation from around you were meaningless jargon to those not in the
know. A hush fell over the crowd as the moment they were waiting for arrived
- Ben Forta walking on stage. Okay, he's not rock star, but the closest thing
to it in the ColdFusion community.
If you didn't attend the CFUNITED (www.cfunited.com) confere... (more)
If you've been to Adobe Labs lately or keep up with the blogosphere you've
probably heard the buzz about Spry. It's a new AJAX framework from Adobe.
It lets designers build rich Internet applications with little or no
programming. The Adobe-Macromedia combine has been pushing RIAs for years and
its vision is just now moving into the mainstream.
Adobe had three goals when creating Spry: ope... (more)
E-commerce, for most people, means purchasing an item on the Web. This
multistep process involves product selection, payment, and product delivery.
This article focuses on the payment process.
What Is Payflow Link?
Payflow Link is a credit card processing system. It integrates with your Web
site, allowing customers to make purchases using credit cards. As there are
other systems available... (more)
It's almost impossible to pick up a trade magazine these days and not find a
reference to XML. It's an important enabling technology for the sophisticated
Web applications of the future.
This article will cut through some of the hype to explain what XML can be
used for and, equally important, how it can work effectively with ColdFusion.
To illustrate how these two technologies can be used... (more)