Allaire is pleased to offer ColdFusion on the popular Linux platform. This section addresses the following topics about installing ColdFusion on Linux:
Before installing ColdFusion on Linux, please note the following considerations:
/opt
directory. If you want to install ColdFusion into a different directory, you must create that directory before running the installation
script. The installation script will create a symbolic link from /opt/coldfusion
to wherever you installed ColdFusion.
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To install ColdFusion on Linux: |
root
.
/mnt/cdrom
if necessary.
cf/linux
directory on the CD.
./cfinstall
The ColdFusion installation script starts.
You can find the registration ID on the product box.
/opt
is the default installation directory.
Note | If you specified a directory other than the default, the installation
script will create a symbolic link from /opt/coldfusion to wherever
you installed ColdFusion.
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The program loads the necessary plug-in for Netscape or module for Apache 1.3.x Web servers.
The default document root directory is home/httpd/html
.
The documentation is installed in the /cfdocs
directory, which resides under the
Web root directory.
You'll be asked to re-enter the password for verification purposes.
You'll be asked to re-enter the password for verification purposes.
nobody
).
Note | This user account must be a valid, existing account. |
n
and press Enter to continue.
If you do not install ClusterCATS now, you can do so later by running the ClusterCATS installation script on its own. See "Installing ClusterCATS".
Note | If you elected to install ClusterCATS, the ColdFusion installation script runs first, followed by the ClusterCATS installation script. The ClusterCATS installation script will prompt you with additional questions about your Web server configuration. |
When the installation is complete, a shell script restarts the Web server and starts ColdFusion services.
Use the remove
utility to delete an installed version of ColdFusion by doing the following:
/opt/coldfusion/uninstall/cfremove
Note | Step 2 assumes you originally installed ColdFusion to the default
installation directory (/opt ). If you installed ColdFusion to a
directory other than the default directory, substitute its name in step
2 accordingly.
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./cfremove
ColdFusion is deleted from your server.