User Guide

18 Chapter 2: Basic ColdFusion MX Administration
Server Settings section
The Server Settings section lets you manage client and memory variables, mappings, charting,
and archiving. You also configure mail and Java settings in this section.
Settings page
The Settings page of the ColdFusion MX Administrator contains configuration options that you
can set or enable to manage ColdFusion MX. These options can significantly affect server
performance. The following table describes the settings:
Set up e-mail E-mail lets ColdFusion MX and ColdFusion applications send automated
mail messages. To configure an e-mail server and mail options, use the
Mail Server page of the Administrator.
For more information, see “Mail Server page” on page 23.
Change passwords You might have to change the passwords that you set for the ColdFusion
MX Administrator and RDS during ColdFusion MX installation. To change
passwords, use the Security section of the Administrator.
For more information, see “CF Admin Password page” on page 34 and
“RDS Password page” on page 34.
Configure Java settings Java and Java applets require configuring Java settings, such as JVM
paths. To change Java settings, use the Java and JVM page of the
Administrator.
For more information, see “Extensions section” on page 33.
Restrict tag access Some CFML tags might present a potential security risk for your server. To
disable certain tags, use the Sandbox Security page of the Administrator.
For more information, see “Administering Security” on page 69.
Setting Description
Limit simultaneous
requests
(Server configuration only)
Enter a number to limit simultaneous requests to ColdFusion MX.
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 MX waits
before terminating a request. Requests that take longer than the
timeout period are terminated.
Use UUID for cftoken Specify whether to use a universally unique identifier (UUID), rather
than a random number, for a cftoken.
Enable HTTP status codes Select this option to configure ColdFusion MX to set a status code of
500 Internal Server Error for an unhandled error. Disable this option to
configure ColdFusion MX to set a status code of 200 OK for
everything, including unhandled errors.
Enable Whitespace
Management
(Server configuration only)
Enable this option to compress runs of spaces, tabs and carriage
return/line feeds. Compressing whitespace can significantly compact
the output of a ColdFusion page.
Task Description