Rob L

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• Converting An IP Address To An Integer Using MySQL (Thanks Julian Halliwell)

  Posted on Feb 8, 2010 at 3:20 PM

  @Julian, I book marked this post so I could make a very similar post. A few years ago I experimented quite a bit with the INET functions and BaseN conversions in MySQL after finding coldfusion limited or even a bit broken for some stuff I was tinkering with. I've never noticed anything return as... read more »

• Exploring IIS Mod-Rewrite For Rewriting URLs In A ColdFusion Application

  Posted on Sep 2, 2009 at 6:55 PM

  @Justice Thanks I will have a look around. Is the native stuff you're talking about specific to IIS7? Does IIRF support per-site/virtual host or per-directory configs?... read more »

• Exploring IIS Mod-Rewrite For Rewriting URLs In A ColdFusion Application

  Posted on Sep 2, 2009 at 12:44 PM

  @Justice, When I've used rewriting in Apache I wouldn't say I was a magician but I was actually able to get somewhere with it. It's partially due to lack of attention and urgency but my attempts with ISAPI_rewrite and CF have not been fruitful. When using rewriting with Apache and PHP I've found u... read more »

• Exploring IIS Mod-Rewrite For Rewriting URLs In A ColdFusion Application

  Posted on Sep 2, 2009 at 12:27 PM

  @Justice, I've only spent 15 minutes on it today but I spent hours way back when I originally got it. It's not so much the rules but the packages. Please keep in mind that my experience with the solutions on IIS are a bit dated. It's been years since I've tried the others. I chose ISAPI_Rewr... read more »

• Exploring IIS Mod-Rewrite For Rewriting URLs In A ColdFusion Application

  Posted on Sep 2, 2009 at 12:00 PM

  Ben, I've always loved the concept of URL Rewriting. On Apache it's really quite simple. I've always found the solutions on IIS horribly frustrating. Your POST made me take a another look at ISAPI_rewrite which I already had installed on one of my boxes. I've upgraded to the latest version ... read more »