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Chapter 23: Setting Up a Web Application
Installing a ColdFusion application server
To run ColdFusion pages, you need the ColdFusion application server. This server is available
for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX systems.
for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX systems.
Windows users can download and install a fully functional, developer edition of ColdFusion
MX 7 from the Macromedia website at
MX 7 from the Macromedia website at
. A copy of
ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition is also available on the Dreamweaver CD (Windows
version only).
version only).
During installation, you can configure ColdFusion to use the web server built into
ColdFusion or another web server installed on your system. Generally, it’s best to match your
development environment to your production environment as closely as possible. Therefore,
if you have an existing web server such as Microsoft IIS on your development computer, you
may want to select it instead of the built-in ColdFusion web server.
ColdFusion or another web server installed on your system. Generally, it’s best to match your
development environment to your production environment as closely as possible. Therefore,
if you have an existing web server such as Microsoft IIS on your development computer, you
may want to select it instead of the built-in ColdFusion web server.
Macintosh users can use a web hosting service with a ColdFusion plan or install ColdFusion
on a remote Windows, Linux, Solaris, or HP-UX computer running a web server. You can
also install ColdFusion on a Mac OS X computer running a J2EE server such as JRun or
Tomcat. For more information, see the Macromedia website at
on a remote Windows, Linux, Solaris, or HP-UX computer running a web server. You can
also install ColdFusion on a Mac OS X computer running a J2EE server such as JRun or
Tomcat. For more information, see the Macromedia website at
.
After installing the application server, create a root folder for your web application. See
Installing an ASP.NET application server
To develop and run ASP.NET pages, you need the following software:
■
A Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional computer running IIS 5 or later
■
The Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, which you can download from the Microsoft
website
website
■
The Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Software Development Kit (SDK), which you can
download from the Microsoft website
download from the Microsoft website
Make sure both the Framework and the SDK is installed and running on a Windows 2000 or
Windows XP Professional system running IIS 5 or higher
Windows XP Professional system running IIS 5 or higher
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The Developer Edition is for non-commercial use for developing and testing web
applications. It is not licensed for deployment. It supports requests from the local host
and two remote IP addresses. You can use it to develop and test your web applications
as long as you want; the software does not expire. For more information, see
“ColdFusion MX 7 product editions” in Using ColdFusion (Help > Using ColdFusion).
applications. It is not licensed for deployment. It supports requests from the local host
and two remote IP addresses. You can use it to develop and test your web applications
as long as you want; the software does not expire. For more information, see
“ColdFusion MX 7 product editions” in Using ColdFusion (Help > Using ColdFusion).