ColdFusion comes with a webserver configuration tool for connecting to external web servers. There can be occasions, however, when the tool doesn’t work properly. If the tool doesn’t work, you can configure the connector manually. This TechNote demonstrates the steps (updated for CF2023 and CF2021) that are required to manually configure a connection to IIS. It presumes there is currently no connection configured between IIS and CF, and it discusses creating a single connector for a single web site. It […]
The below steps would be used for CF2023 server, when the server is Offline/Private network or connected via proxy settings in place (without direct internet access) In ColdFusion, there are Admin APIs available through which developers can add, modify, and delete Admin task programmatically. This is helpful for developers who do not have access to ColdFusion Administrator, for example, component event gateway, data sources, mail, and so on. To access the components, use the below link, RDS needs to be […]
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ColdFusion in distributed environment (Windows) – Updating for CF2021 and CF2023. On IIS Server: Install IIS Roles and components: Ensure that, all of the below IIS features are enabled: NET CGI ISAPI Extensions ISAPI Filters Install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 (x64) from the below link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=30679 Copy the following from ColdFusion server to IIS server: (<version> would be 2021 or 2023 based on your ColdFusion installation). Create the similar directory structure as in ColdFusion server. C:\ColdFusion<version>\jre (directory) C:\ColdFusion<version>\cfusion\runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar […]
ColdFusion Update on J2EE Deployment The below steps are with JBoss EAP, however would be applicable for any J2EE deployment. For installation, please refer the below document: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/coldfusion/installing/installing-the-jee-configuration.html Stop the J2EE server and run the below from command prompt as Administrator (point to the hotfix jar file full path) – java -jar <path to hotfix.jar> Navigate & select the path till cfusion.war directory (Directory containing WEB-INF, CFIDE and META-INF) Start the J2EE server and check the update status in ColdFusion […]
Have you ever experienced ColdFusion Builder crash on launch itself? In this scenario, when you try to launch ColdFusion Builder, here’s not response from Builder. This occurs due to corrupted workspace files. To fix this issue, follow the steps below: Navigate to “C:Users{useraccount}” and rename the “ColdFusion Builder 2016 workspace”. We recommend that you take a backup of the workspace as it would have existing settings for projects which might be required for reference later onwards. Launch command prompt as “Run as […]
This blog post talks about a few scenarios related to connector misconfiguration and ways to handle them. The most common scenarios discussed in this article are
- Connectors that are created for ALL and individual websites at the same time.
- Multiple attempts to add/remove the connectors during configuration.
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