Installation guide

1. Introduction

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eDragon is family of server-based products for the deployment of

ldFusion® Markup Language (CFML) for dynamic web publishing—with

tive technology platform integration on the operating system, web server, and

f your choice. CFML is a popular server-side, template-based markup language

that boasts a rich feature set and renowned ease-of-use.

In addition to CFML, some BlueDragon editions also implement the Java Servlet API

and JavaServer Pages™ (JSP) standards defined by Sun Microsystems, Inc. as

component technologies of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE™).

BlueDragon provides a high-performance, reliable, standards-based environment for

hosting CFML web applications, and enables the integration of CFML with J2EE and

Microsoft .NET technologies.

1.1 About This Manual

The BlueDragon 6.2.1 Server and Server JX Installation Guide presents information of

use primarily to those responsible for installing BlueDragon, but it also offers

information useful to those planning for installation as well as CFML developers

interested in certain technical details about the BlueDragon environment.

This manual offers a brief discussion of the BlueDragon product configurations, then

information on preparing for installation, running the installer, verifying the installation,

using the BlueDragon administration console, viewing logs of activity, and uninstalling

BlueDragon.

Additionally, it offers information on executing your CFML templates with BlueDragon

(where to place code, depending on whether you’re using the built-in web server or a web

server adapter), as well as information about updating BlueDragon from one release to

another (or installing multiple versions of BlueDragon), and the special issues regarding

preserving settings, documents, and logs between releases.

1.2 Technical Support

If you’re having difficulty installing or using BlueDragon, visit the self-help section of

the New Atlanta web site for assistance:

http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/self_help/index.cfm

BlueDragon 6.2.1 Server and Server JX Installation Guide