Start and stop ColdFusion

During ColdFusion installation, services and processes are normally started and configured to run whenever you start your system. Stop and restart ColdFusion services after you do any of the following actions in the ColdFusion Administrator:

 

The process to follow for starting and stopping ColdFusion services depends on the platform and operating system on which you run ColdFusion: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX.

Windows NT

During setup, ColdFusion is installed as a series of system services for Windows NT. Ordinarily, ColdFusion is launched at startup time. To stop or start the ColdFusion Server services manually, take the following steps:

  1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel to open the Control Panel window.

  2. Double-click Services to open the Services window. If a service is running, its status appears as "Started" in the Status column. If it is not running, no status appears for the service.

  3. To stop a service, select it and click Stop. You are prompted to verify that you want to stop the service; click Yes. The Services window refreshes, and the status of the service is no longer shown as "Started."

  4. To start a service, select it and click Start. The status of the service appears as "Started."

  5. Click Close to close the Services window.

 

To configure ColdFusion Server to start automatically or manually:

  1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel to open the Control Panel window.

  2. Double-click Services to open the Services window.

  3. Double-click the service that you want to configure. The window for that service opens.

  4. In the Startup Type frame, select either the Automatic or Manual option.

  5. Click OK to save the configuration.

  6. Click Close to close the Services window.

Window 2000

During setup, ColdFusion is installed as a series of system services in Windows 2000. Ordinarily, ColdFusion is launched at startup time. To stop or start the ColdFusion Server services manually, use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), as follows:

  1. Open the Microsoft Management Console. If it is configured on your system in the Accessories menu, open it by clicking Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Computer Management. Otherwise, open it by clicking Start>Run and entering MMC.

  2. In the Tree tab, expand Applications and Services and select Services.

  3. To stop a service, right-click the service and select Stop from the popup menu.

  4. To start a service, right-click the service and select Start from the popup menu.

  5. Click Close to close the Microsoft Management Console.

 

To configure ColdFusion Server to start automatically or manually:

  1. Open the Microsoft Management Console. If it is configured on your system in the Accessories menu, open it by clicking Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Computer Management. Otherwise, open it by clicking Start>Run and entering MMC.

  2. In the Tree tab, expand Applications and Services and select Services.

  3. Right-click the service that you want to configure and select Properties from the popup menu. The Properties dialog box appears.

  4. Select the General tab. In the Startup Type drop-down list, choose either Manual or Automatic.

  5. Click OK to apply your changes.

  6. Click Close to close the Microsoft Management Console.

Windows 98

Because Windows 98 does not have a services architecture, ColdFusion runs as an ordinary executable. When ColdFusion is running in Windows 98, two icons appear in the system tray:

 


Description

1. IDE service icon

2. ColdFusion icon


To halt the ColdFusion service or to access the ColdFusion Administrator, right mouse click the IDE service icon.

 

To run ColdFusion at startup, place a shortcut for the ColdFusion icon in the Startup program group.

Solaris

You can use these two scripts to start and stop ColdFusion processes manually:

 

<installdir>/colfusion/bin/start

<installdir>/colfusion/bin/stop

 

Note: You must be logged in with root privileges to run these scripts.

 

In addition, the ColdFusion installation includes the following scripts to start and stop ColdFusion during system boot and shutdown:

 

/etc/init.d/coldfusion

/etc/rc1.d/K19coldfusion

/etc/rc3.d/S25coldfusion

Linux

You can use these two scripts to start and stop ColdFusion processes manually:  

 

/coldfusion/bin/start

/coldfusion/bin/stop

 

Note: You must be logged in with root privileges to run these scripts.

 

In addition, the ColdFusion installation includes the following scripts to start and stop ColdFusion during system boot and shutdown:

 

/etc/init.d/coldfusion

/etc/rc1.d/K19coldfusion

/etc/rc3.d/S25coldfusion

HP-UX

You can use these two scripts to start and stop ColdFusion processes manually:

 

/coldfusion/bin/start

/coldfusion/bin/stop

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