User Guide

Contents
Preface: Welcome to ColdFusion ...................................................................xi
Intended Audience......................................................................................................................... xii
Welcome to the ColdFusion 4.5 Web Application Server ........................................................... xii
Products and System Requirements ............................................................................................ xii
New features in ColdFusion 4.5 ....................................................................................................xiv
New visual tools......................................................................................................................xiv
Enhancements to CFML ........................................................................................................xiv
Better reliability .......................................................................................................................xv
Improved performance...........................................................................................................xv
Enterprise connectivity features ...........................................................................................xvi
Security enhancements..........................................................................................................xvi
Developer Resources ....................................................................................................................xvii
About ColdFusion Documentation ........................................................................................... xviii
Documentation updates..................................................................................................... xviii
ColdFusion manuals ........................................................................................................... xviii
ColdFusion Server online documentation ...........................................................................xix
Printing ColdFusion documentation....................................................................................xix
Documentation conventions..................................................................................................xx
Getting Answers ..............................................................................................................................xx
Contacting Allaire....................................................................................................................xx
Chapter 1: Installing and Configuring ColdFusion........................................1
ColdFusion System Requirements ................................................................................................. 2
Windows (NT, 98, or 95)........................................................................................................... 2
Solaris (Enterprise edition only).............................................................................................. 4
Linux.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Installing ColdFusion on Windows ................................................................................................5
Verifying that a Web server is running.................................................................................... 5
Installing ColdFusion............................................................................................................... 6
Uninstalling ColdFusion........................................................................................................ 11
Performing Windows-specific configurations ..................................................................... 11
Installing ColdFusion on Solaris................................................................................................... 13
Installing ColdFusion............................................................................................................. 14
Upgrading from a previous release of ColdFuison.............................................................. 16