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CONFIGURING AND ADMINISTERING COLDFUSION 9
Using the ColdFusion Administrator
Last updated 2/21/2012
Note: Time-out values that you specify for application variables override the time-out values set in the Application.cfc or
Application.cfm file.
You can also specify whether to use J2EE session variables. When you enable the J2EE session variables, ColdFusion
creates an identifier for each session and does not use the CFToken or CFID cookie value. For more information, see
the Developing ColdFusion Applications.
Note: When using J2EE sessions, ensure that the session time out, specified in the WEB-INF/web.xml session-timeout
element, is longer than the session time out specified in the ColdFusion Administrator, and longer than any
sessiontimeout attribute specified in a cfapplication tag.
Mappings page
Use the Mappings page of the ColdFusion Administrator to add, update, and delete logical aliases for paths to
directories on your server. ColdFusion mappings apply only to pages that ColdFusion processes with the
cfinclude
and
cfmodule tags. If you save CFML pages outside the web_root directory (or whatever directory is mapped to "/"),
you add a mapping to the location of those files on your server.
Assume that the "/" mapping on your server points to C:\coldfusion9\wwwroot, but that all of your ColdFusion header
pages reside in C:\2002\newpages\headers. Add a mapping in the ColdFusion Administrator that points to
C:\2002\newpages\headers, for ColdFusion to find the header pages. For example, add a mapping for /headers that
points to C:\2002\newpages\headers. In the ColdFusion pages located in C:\coldfusion9\wwwroot, you reference these
header pages using /headers in your
cfinclude and cfmodule tags.
Note: ColdFusion mappings are different from web server virtual directories. For information on creating a virtual
directory to access a given directory using a URL in your web browser, consult your web server documentation.
Mail page
Use the Mail page of the ColdFusion Administrator to specify a mail server to send automated e-mail messages.
ColdFusion supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for sending e-mail messages and the Post Office
Protocol (POP) for retrieving e-mail messages from your mail server. To use e-mail messaging in your ColdFusion
applications, you must have access to an SMTP server and a POP account.
The ColdFusion Enterprise Edition supports mail-server failover, as well as additional mail delivery options.
The ColdFusion implementation of SMTP mail uses a spooled architecture. This means that when a cfmail tag is
processed in an application page, the messages generated might not be sent immediately. If ColdFusion has a large
queue, delivery could occur after some delay.
Note: For more information about the cfmail tag, see Sending SMTP e-mail with the cfmail tag in Sending and Receiving
E-Mail in the Developing ColdFusion Applications.
Mail Server Settings area
The following table describes basic mail server settings:
Option Description
Mail Server Enter a valid mail server for sending dynamic SMTP mail messages in the text box. You can enter an
Internet address, such as mail.company.com, or the IP address of the mail server, such as 127.0.0.1.
Username Enter the user name for the mail server, if necessary.
Password Enter the password for the mail server, if necessary.
Sign Select this check box to configure ColdFusion to digitally sign your mails.