Transcript Installing Coldfusion MX on Linux - Mid

Installing Coldfusion Under
Linux
Mid-Michigan Coldfusion
User’s Group, Nov. 2002
Installing Coldfusion MX
Much easier than previous versions
Coldfusion MX is MUCH more stable
under Linux than previous versions
No longer need an intimate
knowledge of C++ and Apache
Modules to install
Can be installed from the console or
any other shell login
Things you need to know:
Is Coldfusion already installed?
Coldfusion Serial Number (or eval)
Installation Directory
Web server you plan to use
– Internal JRun Web server (Port 8500)
– Apache 1.x or 2.x
– IBM Websphere
Things you need to know:
User your web server is running as
Coldfusion Admin / RDS Password
Examples and CFDocs install?
If you plan to use Apache
You need to know the location of :
– Apache config. (httpd.conf)
– Web server document Root.
– Apache Binaries Location (httpd)
– Stop/Start script for Apache
Install Demo
Things to keep in mind…
Linux as well as UNIX are Case Sensitive.
– This could mean that your ported web
applications don’t work the first time.
http://localhost/myPage.cfm and
http://localhost/mypage.cfm are different!
– Application.cfm MUST have a capitol A, and the
rest lowercase.
– Links to /CFIDE/ should be caps. /cfide/ may
work, but has been known to be buggy.
Things to keep in mind…
Permissions!
– Try to always upload files as the web
server account. If the web server or
Coldfusion cannot read the file, it won’t
execute it!
Directory Separators
– When using “System Functions”,
remember that ‘\inetpub\wwwroot\’
doesn't exist. Rather, you must use
/inetpub/wwwroot/
Where to find help
Linux Issues :
– #linux on EFnet (irc.prison.net)
– http://www.tldp.org/ (The Linux
Documentation Project)
– http://www.linuxcentral.com (Buy
Books)
– The “Man Pages”
Type “man <command>” from any Linux
Shell Prompt to read that program’s manual.
Where to find help
Macromedia’s Website :
– http://webforums.macromedia.com/coldfusion
– http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/