User Guide

70 Chapter 5 Basic ColdFusion Server Administration
Server Settings
The Server Settings page of the Administrator contains configuration options you
can set or enable to manage ColdFusion Server. They can significantly affect server
performance. Use the following table to learn more about the option:
Option Description
Limit simultaneous
requests*
Enter a number to limit simultaneous requests to the ColdFusion
Server. When the server reaches the limit, requests are queued
and handled in the order received. Limiting the number of
simultaneous requests can improve performance.
Timeout requests
after [n] seconds
Enable this option to prevent unusually lengthy requests from
using up server resources. Enter a limit to the time that
ColdFusion Server waits before terminating a request. Requests
that take longer than the timeout period are terminated.
Restart at [n]
unresponsive
requests
Enable this option if you want the ColdFusion Server to track
requests that execute code but fail to return in a timely fashion.
Enter the number of unresponsive requests at which the service
is restarted. The service restarts within the time specified in
Timeout Request above.
Restart when
requests terminate
abnormally
Enable this option if you want ColdFusion Server to track
requests that incur "unexpected exception" abnormal
termination conditions. The service restarts if abnormal requests
begin to occur on a regular basis.
Suppress
whitespace by
default*
Enable this option to compress runs of spaces, tabs and
carriage return/line feeds. Compressing whitespace can
significantly compact the output of a CFML template.
Enforce strict
attribute validation
Enable this option if you want ColdFusion Server to enforce
strict attribute validation rules. Extraneous attributes are not
allowed for CFML tags. If this option is not enabled, irrelevant
attributes may be passed to CFML tags. Strict attribute
validation improves template execution time and prevents many
CFML coding errors.
Missing Template
Handler
Specify a template to execute when ColdFusion Server cannot
find a requested template.
Site-wide Error
Handler
Specify a template to execute when ColdFusion Server
encounters an error while processing a request.
* Restart ColdFusion Server after making a change to this option.
install.book Page 70 Thursday, May 10, 2001 12:59 PM