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affect server performance. Use the following table to find out about options on the
Server Settings Administrator page.
When changing values on this page, be sure to stop and restart ColdFusion for these
options to take affect. For more information on stopping and starting ColdFusion, see
“Starting and Stopping ColdFusion” on page 41
Server Settings Options
Option Description
Limit
simultaneous
requests
Use this value to limit the number of simultaneous requests for the
ColdFusion server. Once ColdFusion reaches this limit, requests are
queued up and handled in the order received.
Timeout
requests
Set a value to limit the amount of time ColdFusion waits before
terminating a request.
Restart
unresponsive
server
This option allows you to restart the ColdFusion Server service
(daemon) in the event some ColdFusion component does not
respond within the specified amount of time.
Enforce strict
attribute
validation
Enables strict attribute validation rules. ColdFusion tag attributes that
are not relevant to the execution of a tag will not be allowed. When
disabled, irrelevant attributes may be passed to CFML tags without
effect. Strict attribute validation improves template execution time
and can help prevent many CFML coding errors.
Suppress
whitespace by
default
When checked, the engine will compress runs of spaces, tabs, and
carriage return/linefeeds into a single space. This can significantly
compact the output of a CFML template. Developers can locally
override this setting for a template (for example, to emit
preformatted data) by using the CFPROCESSINGDIRECTIVE tag.
Fast Date/Time
parsing
(Solaris only) When checked, ColdFusion uses a simpler, faster Date/
Time parsing routine when evaluating expressions. Enabling this
option improves performance, but may affect backward
compatibility. This does not affect the ParseDateTime function.
Missing
Template
Handler
Lets you specify a default template to execute any time the
ColdFusion Application Server cannot find a requested template.
Site-wide Error
Handler
Lets you specify a template to execute any time the ColdFusion
Application Server encounters errors while processing a request.