This section addresses the following topics about installing ColdFusion on Windows:
Before installing ColdFusion, check that your Web server is installed and running. You can do this by loading a page in your Web browser using the HTTP protocol.
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To check that your Web server is running: |
Do one of the following actions:
For example, if the file myindex.htm is in your Web document root directory, load the page in your browser using the localhost URL:
http://127.0.0.1/myindex.htm
If your Web server is not running, you'll receive an error message.
The installation procedure assumes you are installing from a CD. If you purchased and downloaded ColdFusion from the Allaire Online Store, follow the download instructions found there. Then follow the install procedure below, skipping step 2.
We recommend that you close all open applications before running the Setup program. This will ensure proper installation of the ODBC 3.0 drivers.
Note | Because of a problem in the way Verity handles indexing, ColdFusion must be installed to a directory path that contains no spaces in the path name. This restriction is necessary so that ColdFusion can properly access Verity collections. |
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To install ColdFusion on Windows: |
The ColdFusion v4.5 Setup program starts and displays the ColdFusion Setup Welcome page.
The User Information dialog box appears after the Software License Agreement dialog box.
Note | You'll find your ColdFusion serial number on the product box. |
The Choose Destination Directory dialog box appears next.
The Select Web Server dialog box appears.
If your Web server is already installed, the ColdFusion Setup program will automatically detect it.
The Select Web Server Document Directory dialog box appears next.
Note | ColdFusion documentation and example code are installed in a subdirectory below the Web server's document directory. |
The Select Install Options dialog box appears.
Note | By default, Load Balancing and High Availability and Advanced Security Services are not installed. However, you can install either of them later by re-running the Setup program. For explicit instructions about installing the Load Balancing and High Availability services, see "Installing ClusterCATS". To install Advanced Security, see "Installing Advanced Security". |
The Select Administrator Password dialog box appears next.
The Select ColdFusion Studio Password dialog box appears.
If your system has a previous version of ColdFusion, the setup wizard replaces ColdFusion program files but does not remove or change any existing application pages (template files) that may be present.
ColdFusion updates the Windows registry and the ColdFusion services start. If you chose to install the ODBC Desktop Drivers, a warning screen appears. Close all open applications before installing the drivers.
http://hostname/CFIDE/Administrator/index.cfm
where hostname is the name of the server hosting ColdFusion.
If ColdFusion is not properly installed after following the steps above, please call Allaire Customer Service for assistance.
If you need to remove an installed version of ColdFusion, run the ColdFusion Uninstall Utility to make sure all of the program files and registry settings are removed completely from your system.
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To uninstall ColdFuison: |
The InstallShield Uninstall program starts and displays the following confirmation dialog box.
If you clicked Yes, the InstallShield Uninstall program automatically removes ColdFusion program files and registry settings from your system.
After installing ColdFusion, you may need to perform the following configurations:
To configure the Apache Web Server v1.3.6 for use with ColdFusion, you need to:
The following procedure assumes that your Apache Web server is installed in c:\Apache
.
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To configure Apache for ColdFusion: |
cfusion\bin\ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll
module to your Apache modules directory.
For example: c:\Apache\modules\ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll
.
c:\Apache\conf\httpd.conf
) to contain the following line:
LoadModule coldfusion_module modules/ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll
By default, ColdFusion runs under the host System account. However, ColdFusion application pages may not have the access rights needed to interact with remote data sources, other application pages, COM objects, and so on when running under this account. Therefore, you may need to run ColdFusion under a specific account that provides the necessary access rights.
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To change the ColdFusion user account: |
The Services dialog box appears.
The Service Properties dialog box appears.
Use this dialog to set startup options for the ColdFusion Application Server service.