Specifications

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ADOBE COLDFUSION 8
Installing and Using ColdFusion
ColdFusion J2EE deployment and configuration
The J2EE specification allows application servers to handle compressed and expanded deployments in a server-
dependent manner; each application server has its own deployment and configuration mechanism, as the
following table shows:
For basic deployment information, see your J2EE application server documentation. ColdFusion deployment
instructions differ for each J2EE application server. For more information, see the following:
• “Deploying ColdFusion 8 on JRun 4” on page 38
• “Deploying ColdFusion 8 on IBM WebSphere” on page 42
• “Deploying ColdFusion 8 on BEA WebLogic” on page 52
• “Deploying ColdFusion 8 on Oracle Application Server 10g” on page 57
• “Deploying ColdFusion 8 on JBoss Application Server” on page 60
J2EE directory structure
The following table describes the directories under the cf_webapp_root web application directory when you use
the J2EE configuration:
Application server Deployment mechanism Expanded or compressed deploy-
ment
JRun 4 Auto deploy to server root or deploy using
the JRun Administrative Console
Expanded
IBM WebSphere IBM WebSphere Administrative Console Compressed
BEA WebLogic Weblogic Administration Console/Auto
deploy to server domains
Expanded
Oracle Application Server 10g OracleAS Enterprise Manager Console Compressed
JBOSS Application Server Auto deploy to server root Expanded
Directory Description
cfdocs Documentation for ColdFusion.
CFIDE Files for the ColdFusion Administrator.
WEB-INF/cfclasses Compiled ColdFusion templates in your ColdFusion applications.