A Few ColdFusion / Windows Pre-Sales Questions

[Heavy Doody]

I'm considering trying out your ColdFusion Bronze package, and have a few questions.

I need to test my CF applications on your servers before updating my domain to point to your servers. Once my site is uploaded, will I be able to access them through a Web browser prior to pointing my domain to HostNexus?

Do your MySQL databases allow remote administration through client-side tools such as Navicat?

Can I use a MySQL database on another host as a ColdFusion DSN on your servers? Assuming, of course, that the other host allows the remote connection.

I have a vBulletin forum that I'd like to run on another host. Will your DNS services allow me to run www.mydomain.com on your server and forum.mydomain.com on my other host?

This will actually be my second attempt at using your service. I don't remember why I had to cancel last time, so I figured I'd get these questions out of the way first.

Thanks.

[NexDog]

There is a Site Preview feature but it can be kind of lacking on some dynamic pages. I can assign you a dedicated IP and you can test the site on the IP though. That would probably be the best way.

Yes, you can use any remote database admin tool to connect to our servers.

Can I use a MySQL database on another host as a ColdFusion DSN on your servers? Assuming, of course, that the other host allows the remote connection.

Yep, no problem.

I have a vBulletin forum that I'd like to run on another host. Will your DNS services allow me to run www.mydomain.com on your server and forum.mydomain.com on my other host?

Easily done. Just add an A record for "forum.yourdomain.com" with the IP of the other host.