Nov 30
I keep seeing ads around the web for Fusion Reactor - looks like another SeeFusion product but on heat, reading the feature list I came across this statement:
Use Java 5 with ColdFusion right now. FusionReactor can upgrade your ColdFusion server to use Java 5 and get the most from its increased performance and stability.
Is CF even supported yet on Java 5?
November 30th, 2005 at 8:58 am
CF will run on Java 5 but there was some issue with web services that had to be addressed. This was back in CF 6 or 7 and 7.01 may have fixed it. I’ll ask.
November 30th, 2005 at 10:17 am
After asking other TMM members, the answer is that Java 5 is not supported with CF and will cause certain high end features (such as flash support and web services) to break. The FusionReactor FAQ does not mention the downside of the upgrade to Java 5.
November 30th, 2005 at 11:55 am
If the upgrade has a downside, isn’t it a downgrade?
November 30th, 2005 at 1:56 pm
Nope. As always, it’s a feature!
December 5th, 2005 at 3:38 am
Just so you know. The Java 5 part of FusionReactor is completely optional and you can switch between that and the default CF JVM at any time you want. It’s really just there as an option.
December 5th, 2005 at 1:01 pm
If you want to use the Java5 install I think the bottom line is: test it first in DEV.
It worked for us, and I guess we’re not the only ones:
http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=ECED7003-3048-80A9-EFDA4709D5D2E445
Regards,
AJT.