MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 5 - INSTALING AND CONFIGURING SERVER User Manual

Administering ColdFusion MX

2 Chapter 1 Administering ColdFusionAbout the ColdFusion AdministratorThe ColdFusion Administrator provides a browser-based interface for managing

Administrator layout 3Administrator layoutThe home page of the ColdFusion Administrator includes links to Documentation, the Macromedia Servers TechNo

4 Chapter 1 Administering ColdFusionFor more information about each section, see Chapter 2, “Basic ColdFusion MX Administration” on page 7.Server S

Administrator layout 5Debugging & Logging sectionThe Debugging & Logging section contains the following pages:• Debugging Settings Enable and

6 Chapter 1 Administering ColdFusion

7CHAPTER 2Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationThis chapter explains the basic ColdFusion MX administration tasks, following the sturcture of the ColdFus

8 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationInitial administration tasksImmediately after installing ColdFusion MX, you might have to perform som

Server Settings section 9Server Settings sectionThe Server Settings section lets you manage client and memory variables, mappings, charting, and archi

10 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationClient Variables pageClient variables let you store user information and preferences between session

Server Settings section 11The following table compares these storage options:Migrating client variable dataTo migrate your client variable data to ano

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12 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationCreating client variable tablesUse the following sample ColdFusion page as a model for creating clie

Server Settings section 13You can specify maximum and default timeout values for session and application variables. Unless you define a timeout value

14 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationMail Connection Settings areaSelect preferences for handling mail logs, as described in the followin

Server Settings section 15Charting Settings pageThe ColdFusion charting and graphing engine lets you produce highly customizable business graphics, in

16 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationArchives and Deployment pageThe Archives and Deployment page includes tools that let you archive and

Data & Services section 17Data & Services sectionThe Data & Services section of the Administrator is the interface between you, ColdFusion

18 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationYou use the buttons along the bottom of the Connected Verity Collections table to perform the follow

Debugging & Logging section 19Debugging & Logging sectionYou use the Debugging Settings and Debugging IPs pages of the Administrator to config

20 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX Administration* Restart ColdFusion MX after changing this setting.Using the cfstat utilityThe cfstat command-line

Debugging & Logging section 21Before you use the cfstat utility, ensure that you selected the Enable Performance Monitoring check box in the ColdF

iiiCONTENTSABOUT THIS BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VDeveloper resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationThe following figure shows cfstat output in a Windows 2000 environment:Debugging IP Addresses pageYo

Debugging & Logging section 23* Restart ColdFusion MX after changing this setting.Log Files pageThe Log Files page of the Administrator lets you p

24 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationScheduled Tasks pageYou use the Scheduled Tasks page to schedule the execution of local and remote w

Extensions section 25Extensions sectionYou use the Extensions section of the Administrator to configure ColdFusion MX to work with other technologies,

26 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationThe following table contains information about the libraries and connectors: Note: Macromedia will p

Security section 27Security sectionThe Security section of the Administrator lets you configure the security frameworks of ColdFusion MX.For more info

28 Chapter 2 Basic ColdFusion MX AdministrationCustom ExtensionsYou can extend the functionality of the ColdFusion Administrator by adding links to

29CHAPTER 3Data Source ManagementThis chapter describes the configuration options for ColdFusion data sources. For basic information on data sources a

30 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementAbout JDBCJDBC is a Java API (Application Programming Interface, an interface between application programs and t

About JDBC 31Supplied driversThe following table shows the database drivers supplied with ColdFusion and where you can find more information:Driver Ty

iv Contents Debugging & Logging section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Debuggin

32 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementAdding data sourcesIn the ColdFusion Administrator, you configure your data sources to communicate with ColdFusi

Adding data sources 333 Select a Driver from the drop-down list box; for example, Microsoft SQL Server.4 Click Add.A form for additional DSN informati

34 Chapter 3 Data Source Management9 (Optional) Click Show Advanced Settings to specify any ColdFusion-specific settings; for example, to configure

Adding data sources 3511 (Optional) To verify this data source later, click the verify icon:Note: To check the status of all data sources available to

36 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementConnecting to DB2 UDB for OS/390Use the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion to DB2 UDB for OS/

Connecting to DB2 Universal Database 6.2, 7.2 37Connecting to DB2 Universal Database 6.2, 7.2Use the settings in the following table to connect ColdFu

38 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementConnecting to Informix 9.xUse the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion to Informix 9.x data sou

Connecting to Microsoft Access 39Connecting to Microsoft AccessUse the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion to Microsoft Access data

40 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementDisable Connections If selected, suspends all client connections.Login Timeout (sec) The number of seconds befor

Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server 7.x, 2000 41Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server 7.x, 2000Use the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusi

vABOUT THIS BOOKAdministering ColdFusion MX is intended for anyone who needs to configure and manage their ColdFusion development environment.Contents

42 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementBLOB Select to return the entire contents of any BLOB/Image columns in the database for this data source. If un

Connecting to MySQL 43Connecting to MySQLUse the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion to MySQL data sources:Setting DescriptionCF Dat

44 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementConnecting to ODBC SocketUse the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion to ODBC Socket data sourc

Connecting to Oracle R3 (8.1.7), Oracle 9i 45Connecting to Oracle R3 (8.1.7), Oracle 9iUse the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion t

46 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementConnecting to other data sourcesUse the settings in the following table to connect ColdFusion to data sources th

Connecting to Sybase 11.5, 11.9, 12.0, and 12.5 47Connecting to Sybase 11.5, 11.9, 12.0, and 12.5Use the settings in the following table to connect Co

48 Chapter 3 Data Source ManagementBLOB Select to return the entire contents of any BLOB/Image columns in the database for this data source. If un

49CHAPTER 4Administering SecurityColdFusion security lets you secure a number of ColdFusion MX resources with password access and perform sandbox secu

50 Chapter 4 Administering SecurityAbout ColdFusion security Security is especially important in web-based applications, such as those you develop

About ColdFusion security 51In the Enterprise Edition of ColdFusion MX, when you click the Security > Sandbox Security page link, it opens the foll

vi About This BookDeveloper resourcesMacromedia, Inc. is committed to setting the standard for customer support in developer education, documentat

52 Chapter 4 Administering SecurityColdFusion Administrator password protectionPassword protection for accessing the ColdFusion Administrator helps

Using sandbox security 53Using sandbox securitySandbox security uses the location of your ColdFusion pages to control access to ColdFusion resources.

54 Chapter 4 Administering SecurityThe following table shows the relationship between file path and the affected files or directories:The following

Using sandbox security 55Adding a sandboxThe Root Security Content is the default sandbox for your ColdFusion MX server. If your security requirements

56 Chapter 4 Administering SecurityConfiguring a sandboxYou use the ColdFusion Administrator to configure a sandbox.To configure a sandbox:1Open th

Using sandbox security 575 To disable tags, in the left column of the CFTags tab, highlight the tags, and click the right arrow.By default, ColdFusion

58 Chapter 4 Administering Security11 Select the permissions.For example, select the Read check box for ColdFusion pages within the mytestapps sand

59INDEXAadministration, initial tasks 8application variables 12Archives and Deployment page, ColdFusion Administrator 16CCaching Settings page, ColdFu

60 IndexFfiles and directories, security 57IInformix, connecting to 38installation, support viIP/Port, security 58JJava and JVM Settings page, ColdFus

About Macromedia ColdFusion MX documentation viiAbout Macromedia ColdFusion MX documentationThe ColdFusion documentation is designed to provide suppor

viii About This BookViewing online documentationAll ColdFusion documentation is available online in HTML and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Forma

1CHAPTER 1Administering ColdFusionThis chapter presents an overview of the ColdFusion Administrator and how you can use it to manage your development