Target Deployment Configurations

There are several recommended deployment options. Given the flexibility of the environment many other configurations are possible, however, they will not be specifically tested for. These deployment options will be fully supported in the FarCry Core installer.

Standalone

Default installer configuration option.

Specifically aimed at one application per website. For standalone application deployment and/or shared hosting deployment that allows for a single project with a dedicated core framework and dedicated library of plugins.

Location from Mapping	Example Physical Location	Example Web Address	Description
/farcry/core	c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\core	http://myproject.com/farcry (will forward to webtop)	FarCry core framework.
/farcry/core/webtop	c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\core\webtop	http://myproject.com/farcry/core/webtop	Webtop location; commonly mapped to /webtop web virtual directory (note /farcry virtual directory no longer valid)
/farcry/plugins/farcryverity	c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\plugins\farcryverity	None.	Verity plugin root.
/farcry/projects/myproject	c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\projects\myproject	None.	Sample project application root.
project webroot	c:\hostapps\myproject	http://myproject.com/	Sample project web root.

In this example, the contents of c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\projects\myproject\www is copied into c:\hostapps\myproject and the directory renamed to c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\projects\myproject\wwwCopiedToWebroot

Optional: Remapping /farcry/core/webtop

The standalone configuration will default to users needing to reference the webtop via /farcry/core/webtop. If you want to change this to something else, for example, abbreviating to /webtop you will need to make a couple of configuration changes. Firstly, you'll need a web virtual (we'll assume you can handle this yourself). Then you will need to update the application.url.farcry to reference your new mapping, such as "/webtop", in your project's ./config/serverSpecificVars.cfm file. application.url.farcry is a global constant that maps functionality under the webtop via a reference relative to the webroot of your project.

Sub-Directory

Recommended for local development only.

For multiple application deployment under a single webroot. Specifically aimed at one multiple applications per website.

Location from Mapping	Example Physical Location	Example Web Address	Description
/farcry/core	c:\hostapps\wwwroot\farcry\core	http://localhost:8500/farcry (will forward to webtop)	FarCry core framework.
/farcry/core/webtop	c:\hostapps\wwwroot\farcry\core\webtop	http://localhost:8500/farcry/core/webtop	Webtop location
/farcry/plugins/farcryverity	c:\hostapps\wwwroot\farcry\plugins\farcryverity	None.	Verity plugin root.
/farcry/projects/myproject	c:\hostapps\wwwroot\farcry\projects\myproject	None.	Sample project application root.
project webroot	c:\hostapps\wwwroot\myproject	http://localhost:8500/myproject	Sample project web root.

In this example, c:\hostapps\myproject\farcry\projects\myproject\www is moved or copied to c:\hostapps\webroot\myproject

Advanced Configuration (ColdFusion Mapping)

Current best practice for 4.0.x is to use a CF mapping. Will be considered an advanced deployment option from Fortress onwards.

This installation configuration is not suitable for projects running in a shared hosting environment.

An enterprise configuration that allows for an unlimited number of projects to share a single core framework and library of plugins. Sharing is done through common reference to specific ColdFusion mapping of /farcry.

Location from Mapping	Example Physical Location	Example Web Address	Description
/farcry/core	c:\farcry\core	None.	FarCry core framework.
/farcry/core/webtop	c:\farcry\core\webtop	http://myproject.com/webtop	Webtop location; commonly mapped to /webtop web virtual directory
/farcry/plugins/farcryverity	c:\farcry\plugins\farcryverity	None.	Verity plugin root.
/farcry/projects/myproject	c:\farcry\projects\myproject	None.	Sample project application root.
/farcry/projects/myproject/www	c:\farcry\projects\myproject\www	http://myproject.com/	Sample project web root.

Advanced Configuration (Webserver Mapping)

New for Fortress. Considered an advanced deployment option similar to ColdFusion mapping.

An enterprise configuration that allows for an unlimited number of projects to share a single core framework and library of plugins. Sharing is done through common reference to specific web server mapping (aka web virtual directory) of /farcry.

Location from Mapping	Example Physical Location	Example Web Address	Description
/farcry/core	c:\farcry	None; will redirect to webtop.	Central FarCry framework; mapped to /farcry web virtual directory.
/farcry/core	c:\farcry\core	None; will redirect to webtop.	FarCry core framework.
/farcry/core/webtop	c:\farcry\core\webtop	http://myproject.com/farcry/core/webtop	Webtop location; commonly redirected to /webtop web virtual directory
/farcry/core/webtop	c:\farcry\core\webtop	http://myproject.com/webtop	Webtop location; commonly mapped to /webtop web virtual directory
/farcry/plugins/farcryverity	c:\farcry\plugins\farcryverity	None.	Verity plugin root.
/farcry/projects/myproject	c:\farcry\projects\myproject	None.	Sample project application root.
/farcry/projects/myproject/www	c:\farcry\projects\myproject\www	http://myproject.com/	Sample project web root.