Zach Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Ok I'm a little nervous asking this--before I do, I'm going to emphasize I'm a completely loyal TCH user and I'm not going anywhere. So there. Anyway... I have a client I want to put on my reseller account but their current site is using ColdFusion. They need to switch hosts soon, and I really want them to pay me for hosting but I can't redesign their page w/o ColdFusion for a few months at least. Can anyone recommend a reliable cheap company that provides it? They don't need outrageous space or bandwidth. Or... I don't know the first thing at all about ColdFusion. At all. Can someone give me a brief paragraph explanation about it, in comparison to PHP? I'm still waiting to hear what sorts of advanced functions they're doing on their page that warrants not using plain old HTML. Thanks, and I hope this question won't make anyone mad. I hate that I even have to consider messing with another hosting company again! Zach Quote
youneverknow Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Ouch! $1300 us dollars for a program seems like alot for a program. I checked out the macromedea web page and was not impressed with the program at all. Maybe they would buy you the program or the 30 day free trial would surfice...good luck... youneverknow Quote
Zach Posted September 30, 2004 Author Posted September 30, 2004 I was under the impression it was a server-side thing like PHP. Am I incorrect? Quote
TCH-Rob Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 You might want to read the specs from Macromedias web site. macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/?promoid=home_prod_cf_082403 Quote
oompahloompah Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I don't have extensive experience so please correct me if I'm wrong. Anyhow personally, Coldfusion makes life really easy for a lot of stuff with the exception of harder implementations. They also have a good IDE. PHP on the other hand is more for those who come from a programming background like Java, C and Perl. PHP is reputed to be stable and faster, probably the result of consuming less resources. Coldfusion on the other hand has superb search facilities and works well with all databases as you don't need to know the exact implementation details for each and every database. PHP works well too but if you're using a less common database, then you may need to do some extra work there. PHP is supported on more platforms than Coldfusion (see the specs for details) while error handling is quite lousy for PHP and really good for Coldfusion. I've not used them a lot so my opinions may be flawed but here's what I feel based on some usage and also based on hearsay. Hope this helps. Quote
stevevan Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Having used both, I think you may be happier with the end result if you use PHP. Besides...(my own opinion here) ColdFusion only runs on Microsoft servers, right? 'Nuff said! Quote
oompahloompah Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Yes Steve has a great point. Coldfusion has this Windows-like feel to it because of its exorbitant pricing, limited platform capabilities, and that trying-to-make-life-simple-for-you ideology they try to live by. PHP has more of a Unix-feel, the get-down-and-dirty type, and a GNU-like (which means it's free) license. I forgot about the pricing. Quote
Zach Posted October 1, 2004 Author Posted October 1, 2004 Thanks for the comments. Remember though, the issue isn't me wanting to use ColdFusion, it's that I have a page that has been designed with it I need to find hosting for until I can re-do their page... Quote
Alan Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 (edited) http://www3.netmart.com/coldfusion-google.asp looks rather reliable and good to me for CF. Edit TCH-Bruce: made link non-active Edited October 1, 2004 by TCH-Bruce Quote
MikeJ Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Besides...(my own opinion here) ColdFusion only runs on Microsoft servers, right? 'Nuff said! That's not true. ColdFusion also runs on multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Mac OS X). I've installed and ran it on Linux since 2001 (since I believe the 4.x days), and it's been quite stable. Speaking from the systems side, not development.... ColdFusion has some nice features for larger sites, including clustering capabilities and good integration with many databases and application servers, but for most hosting solutions (especially for smaller sites since you are looking only for shared hosting), PHP is as good as, if not a better, overall solution, in my opinion. Plus, since CF is licensed software, your hosting fees will likely be a little more than you can get with a PHP host. Quote
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