ColdFusion 11 Update 11 and ColdFusion 10 Update 22 released

This post is to announce the release of ColdFusion 11 Update 11 and ColdFusion 10 Update 22. Update 11 and Update 22 fix approximately 164 and 45 bugs respectively. For the list of bugs fixed in these updates, refer the following documents: Bugs fixed with Update 11 Bugs fixed with Update 22 Follow the steps below to apply the updates: Navigate to ColdFusion Administrator -> Server Updates -> Updates. Switch to the "Settings" tab. Ensure that the update site URL is […]

Migration of ColdFusion BugBase to Tracker(JIRA)

We would like to inform you that we have moved to a new bug tracking and reporting application called “Tracker". This was necessary as internally at Adobe, we have now transitioned to JIRA for issue/bug tracking for all the products. While functionally Tracker is similar to the BugBase application, there are still few inherent differences, that we thought, we should highlight. The same have been listed below: 1. While logging a bug, you will see a field, Component, which is equivalent […]

Security fix for ColdFusion Builder 3 released

An important security fix for ColdFusion Builder 3 is now available for download. For more information on the vulnerability refer APSB16-44. You can download the patch from here (md5 checksum : b67914e27ca4fb8e0fc5ecd354e9a330). Apply this patch to secure your ColdFusion Server and Builder installation. Follow the installation instructions detailed at this technote. 

ColdFusion 2016 installer refreshed.

The server and express installers for Adobe ColdFusion (release 2016) have been refreshed. The installers are available for download at the ColdFusion product page at www.adobe.com. The new installer includes the following changes: The API Manager installer is decoupled from the ColdFusion Server installer. The new API Manager installer incorporates certain new features such as multi-tenancy, enhanced security, configurable policies, a dedicated update mechanism and support for Redis cluster and request/response compression. For a detailed description of these new features […]

ColdFusion 11 Update 11 and ColdFusion 10 Update 22 PreRelease build available for download

NOTE: THIS POST has been made obsolete with the final release of these updates in Dec 2016. Please see the post announcing that. The information below, this post and its comments, is left for history sake. ColdFusion 11 Update 11 and ColdFusion Update 22 early access builds are now available for your testing and feedback. Please note that these are test builds and should not be used in a production environment. For the list of bugs fixed with these updates, […]

Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2016 – Presentation Files for Download

Thank you to everyone that attended Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2016!  

We hope you enjoyed the conference both for networking and awesome session content that our presenters provided.  Though we have published many of the slide decks already, many of you have been asking for the actual PDF downloads to review on your own.  The download link for the session decks is available on the FTP site below.  

We hope to see you again next year!

 

Slide decks online: http://www.slideshare.net/ColdFusionConference

Dropbox share is available here

Prerelease build of Nginx connector for ColdFusion 2016 now available

Nginx is a high-performance and open-source web server that is widely used in the web community. It can now be configured with ColdFusion 2016. With this post we are making available the prerelease build of the web-server connector for testing purposes.  The prerelese build is in the form of an Linux 64-bit installer that packages the following 2 components: – The Nginx web server installer. This installer is a variant of the standard Nginx installer that packages the AJP modules that enbable the communication between the webserver and ColdFusion. – […]

Removing Corrupt Connector Dependencies from IIS

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.

Configuring Data Sources using Admin API in ColdFusion

Today, APIs are widely used and are very popular in the developer community. APIs make work easier, as developers can perform difficult task programmatically and automate repeatable routines.

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.

Installing and troubleshooting Java updates in ColdFusion

With the recent ColdFusion releases, we have come across many queries regarding Java updates. The table below shows the default Java shipped with the supported versions.  ColdFusion Version  Base Installer  Refreshed Installer  ColdFusion 2016  1.8.0_72   NA  ColdFusion 11  1.7.0_55   1.8 _25  ColdFusion 10  1.6.0_29  1.7.0_15   Now, let us look at the supported Java versions for ColdFusion 2016,11 & 10. Java Version  ColdFusion 2016  ColdFusion 11  ColdFusion 10 Java 1.8  All the updates  Update 3 and above  Update 14 and […]

Understanding various types of memory and tuning in ColdFusion

Memory management is the process of recognizing, when allocated objects are no longer needed, deallocating (freeing) the memory used by such objects, and making it available for subsequent allocations. Since ColdFusion is an application server, ColdFusion requires memory management for effective performance improvement.

Updates for ColdFusion 2016 and ColdFusion Builder 2016 are available now

This post is to announce the availability of updates for ColdFusion 2016 and ColdFusion Builder 2016. ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 3 ColdFusion 2016 Update 3 includes support for Windows 10 Version 1607 and IBM Websphere Application Server 9. It also includes approximately 180 bug fixes(including ~100 external bugs) related to Language, Document Management, Serialization, Net Protocols, Database, Administrator and a few other areas. For more details, refer this tech note. ColdFusion Builder (2016 release) Update 3 ColdFusion Builder 2016 Update […]