ColdFusion Installation

What is ColdFusion?

ColdFusion is an application server and software language used for Internet application development[1] such as for dynamically-generated web sites.

Advantages:

* Rapid Development Build complex applications quickly and easily.
* Scalable Deployment Deliver reliable, complex sites and applications with load balancing and fail-over.
* Open Integration Use the full range of Internet and enterprise technologies.
* Complete Security Control Access your servers for development and administration and use advanced security features to protect applications during run-time.

You can check the system requirements at Adobe - Adobe ColdFusion 8 : System Requirements
I would suggest to go with the installation on dedicated server and not the VPS OR semi-dedicated server for better performance.

Installing ColdFusion

Download the coldfusion-801-lin.bin file on your server
Grant Execute permission to the coldfusion-801-lin.bin binary file

root@root [~]# chmod +x coldfusion-801-lin.bin

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root@root [~]# ./coldfusion-801-lin.bin

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Choose Locale... ---------------- ->1- English CHOOSE LOCALE BY NUMBER:

Select option 1

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PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE:

Press Enter 28 times.

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DO YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT? (Y/N):

Press Y to continue

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Install Type ------------ If you do not have a serial number, select either 30-day trial or Developer Edition. ->1- Install new version of Adobe ColdFusion 8 with a serial number 2- 30-day trial 3- Developer Edition

Select option 1 if you have the authorized product key
Else proceed with option 2 for 30-day trial

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Serial Number:

Enter the serial/product key required

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Installer Configuration ----------------------- What kind of installation do you want? ->1- Server configuration 2- Multiserver configuration 3- J2EE configuration (EAR file) 4- J2EE configuration (WAR file)

Select option 1 to proceed

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Is Adobe ColdFusion 8 (Server Configuration) Installed? ------------------------------------------------------- You cannot install the server configuration of Adobe ColdFusion 8 if it is already installed on this computer. Is there already a server configuration of Adobe ColdFusion 8 installed? 1- Yes ->2- No ENTER THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT:

Select option 2

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Subcomponent installation ------------------------- The following options are available for installation. An option marked with "[X]" in front will be installed and an option with "[ ]" will not. Choosing an option will toggle it on or off [X] 1) ColdFusion 8 Documentation [X] 2) Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES [X] 3) ColdFusion 8 Search Services [X] 4) Start ColdFusion on system init 5) Continue with installation

Select option 5

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Choose Install Folder --------------------- Select the directory where you want to install Adobe ColdFusion 8. Directory: Default Install Folder: /opt/coldfusion8 ENTER AN ABSOLUTE PATH, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT

Example :: /opt/coldfusion8 OR /usr/local/src

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INSTALL FOLDER IS: /opt/coldfusion8 IS THIS CORRECT? (Y/N):

Type Y and proceed

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License Agreement ----------------- Installation and Use of Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES Requires Acceptance of the Following License Agreement: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED ADOBE LIVECYCLE DATA SERVICES SOFTWARE Software License Agreement PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE:

Press Enter 30 times

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DO YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT? (Y/N):

Enter Y to proceed

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If you do not have an Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES serial number, leave the serial number field blank to install a 120-day trial. After the trial period expires, LCDS becomes Express edition until registered. The Express edition is a free, non-expiring commercial use product for application deployed on a single machine with not more than one CPU. Enter your serial number for Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES. Example (you can omit the dashes if you prefer): XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX Serial Number::

Enter the product key

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Earlier Versions of Adobe ColdFusion installed? ----------------------------------------------- If you installed an earlier version of ColdFusion on this computer, you can migrate your settings to Adobe ColdFusion 8. Is there an earlier version of ColdFusion installed on this computer (for example, ColdFusion 6 or ColdFusion MX 7)? 1- Yes ->2- No ENTER THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT:

Select option 2

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Configure Web Servers --------------------- Please configure your web server(s). If you do not configure a web server the built-in web server will be used on port 8500 or the next available port. 1- Add Web Server Configuration ->2- Continue with installation

Select option 1

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->1- Apache 2- Sun ONE Web Server (iPlanet) 3- Cancel What kind of web server are you configuring:

Select option 1

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What directory contains your Apache configuration file (httpd.conf)? (For example, on Red Hat Linux it could be located in the /etc/httpd/conf directory if you installed from an rpm, or for SuSe Linux, it could be in /etc/apache2)

Enter /etc/httpd/conf OR /usr/local/apache/conf

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Where is the Apache program binary file? (For example, on Red Hat Linux it could be /usr/sbin/httpd if you installed from an rpm, or for SuSE Linux it could be located at /usr/sbin/httpd2) If you have more than one instance of Apache on your computer, enter the binary file location for the Apache web server that will use ColdFusion. (Note: this is not the Apache start and stop script.) File (DEFAULT: /etc/httpd/bin/httpd):

on your server fire the command "which httpd" and enter the output above. Make sure you fire the command in some other terminal
I get /usr/sbin/httpd
Enter /usr/sbin/httpd

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Where is the control file that you use to start and stop the Apache web server? (For example, this could be /etc/init.d/httpd on Red Hat Linux if you installed from an rpm, /usr/sbin/apache2ctl on SuSe Linux, or it could be /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl on hand-compiled versions.) File (DEFAULT: /etc/httpd/bin/apachectl):

Enter /etc/init.d/httpd

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Please configure your web server(s). If you do not configure a web server the built-in web server will be used on port 8500 or the next available port. 1- Add Web Server Configuration 2- Remove Web Server Configuration 3- Edit:Apache : /usr/local/apache/conf ->4- Continue with installation Choice:

If you want to make cany changes with the web server congiguration enter the options from 1 to 3, else proceed with option 4.

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Choose Adobe ColdFusion 8 Administrator Location ------------------------------------------------ Select the location of the web root for Adobe ColdFusion 8. This is where the installer places the Adobe ColdFusion 8 Administrator. This directory must be the web root for one of the websites to be configured for use with Adobe ColdFusion 8. Directory: (DEFAULT: /usr/local/apache/htdocs):

I would suggest to go with the default diretcory "/usr/local/apache/htdocs".

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Runtime User ------------ Enter the name of the runtime user. This user must already exist on the system. User Name: (DEFAULT: nobody):

Proceed with the default user "nobody"

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Administrator Password ---------------------- Enter the password that you will use to restrict access to the ColdFusion Administrator. This field is required. Password: The one you want. Confirm password: Same password as above.

Do keep a record of the password or make copy of the password on your local machine.

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Enable RDS ---------- The ColdFusion Remote Development Service (RDS) lets developers using Adobe tools remotely connect to this server for development purposes. RDS is required for Line Debugging, Report Builder, and DreamWeaver Extensions. If this is a production server, Adobe recommends that you disable RDS. Note, however, that disabling RDS also disables debugging, the directory browsing applets in the ColdFusion Administrator and some of the functionality in the Report Builder. Enable RDS (Y/N):

If you want to Enable RDS press Y. Lets proceed with enabling RDS.

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Password: The one you want. Confirm password: Same password as above.

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Installation Confirmation ------------------------- Installation Type: Server configuration Licensing: Enterprise edition Serial Number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX Installation Directories: Product: /opt/coldfusion8 Web root: /usr/local/apache/htdocs Server Information: Web Server: Apache (/usr/local/apache/conf) Port: Search Services: installed Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES: installed Documentation: installed RDS: enabled Disk Space Information (for Installation Target): Required: 923,564,250 bytes Available: 205,550,153,728 bytes You will get the overview/summary of the details you have entered for installation PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE:

Hit Enter to continue

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Installation Complete --------------------- You have successfully completed the first step in installing Adobe ColdFusion 8. To continue with your installation, go to /opt/coldfusion8/bin and type "./coldfusion start" to start your server. Once the server, is started log in to the Configuration Wizard at http://[machinename]/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm Press Enter to exit the installer:

Hit Enter

You are done ! Congratulations !!


To start/stop coldfusion on the server you can follow the steps below

root@root# cd /opt/coldfusion8/bin

root@root[/opt/coldfusion8/bin]# ./coldfusion start

root@root[/opt/coldfusion8/bin]# ./coldfusion stop

To access the admin control panel please browse the URL http://[machinename]/CFIDE/administrator
Enter the password used while the installation and proceed further.

Note :: Make sure you have libstdc++.so.5 installed on your server. If you have already installed it ignore the below step

root@root [~]# yum install libstdc++.so.5