You use the Administrator to perform a variety of administrative tasks for the ColdFusion Server, such as adding and configuring a data source, or scheduling application page execution, configuring security settings, and so on. During the ColdFusion installation process, you specify an Administrator password that is used to prevent unauthorized access to the Administrator pages.
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To open the ColdFusion Administrator: |
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http://hostname/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm
where hostname is the name of the server hosting ColdFusion.
Note | The URL path is case-sensitive on UNIX. |
To access ColdFusion Administrator pages remotely, you load the following URL:
http://hostname/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm
where hostname is the name of the system on which ColdFusion is installed. If you are using ColdFusion Administrator security, you will be prompted to enter a password. If your Web server provides security, access to the Administrator pages is governed by the Web server's permissions.
Once the Administrator page loads, click one of the Administrator links to work with a specific area of the Administrator.
ColdFusion Administrator Options | |
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Category | Description |
Server |
Includes options for tuning server performance, as well as:
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Data Sources |
Configures ColdFusion data sources, including:
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Extensions | Includes options for registering Java applets and CFX tags: custom tags written in C++. |
Logging |
You use the Logging pages to configure a ColdFusion Administrator email address, and to:
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Automated tasks |
The Automated tasks pages provide options for:
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Miscellaneous |
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