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INSTALLING COLDFUSION 9
Installing the Server Configuration
Last updated 1/20/2012
Installing ColdFusion using the server configuration
Once you have determined the answers to the questions in the section “Gathering information necessary to install the
server configuration” on page 4, you can install the ColdFusion server configuration in Windows or UNIX, as
applicable.
Installing ColdFusion server configuration in Windows
Note: The Windows installer requires a computer that supports at least 256 colors.
Install ColdFusion in Windows
1 Read the online version of the Release Notes for any late-breaking information or updates. For more information,
see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_cfu_releasenote_en.
2 Ensure that your operating system meets the system requirements described on the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_cfu_cfsysreqs_en.
3 Review “Installation considerations for Windows” on page 2 and “Installation considerations for all platforms” on
page 2.
4 Determine the answers to the questions in the table in “Gathering information necessary to install the server
configuration” on page 4.
5 Close any applications that are currently running on your computer.
6 If you plan to configure an external web server, ensure that the web server is running.
7 Insert the DVD or download the setup file from the Adobe website.
8 If the installation wizard does not start automatically when you insert the DVD, locate the setup.exe file on the DVD
and double-click it. If you are installing from a network or a downloaded file, locate the ColdFusion installation
executable file (ColdFusion_9_WWE_win.exe/ColdFusion_9_WWE_win64.exe) and double-click it.
9 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard, and let it run to completion.
10 Click OK to open the ColdFusion Administrator and configure the server.
11 To install any other integrated Adobe or third-party technologies, see “Installing Integrated Technologies” on
page 48.
Configuration directory? (Apache and SunONE) ___________________________________________________
Path to server binary? (Apache) ___________________________________________________
ColdFusion Administrator password? ___________________________________________________
Whether to enable RDS? ___ Yes
___ No
Note: RDS allows the server to interact with remotely connected developers. Adobe
recommends that you disable RDS for production servers.
Disabling RDS also disables the directory browsing applets in the ColdFusion
Administrator.
RDS password? ___________________________________
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