Adobe 38043740 - ColdFusion Standard - Mac User Manual page 14

CHAPTER 3
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Installing the Server Configuration
If you plan to configure an external web server, ensure that the web server is running.
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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 instal-
lation executable file (coldfusion-80-win.exe) and double-click it.
9 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard, and let it run to completion.
Click OK to open the ColdFusion Administrator and configure the server.
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To install any other integrated Adobe or third-party technologies, see "Installing Integrated Technologies" on
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page 67.
Configure and manage your system, as described in "Configuring Your System" on page 75.
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To learn about ColdFusion, read the documentation, which is accessible through the Documentation link on
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the Resources page of the ColdFusion Administrator.
Installing the ColdFusion server configuration in UNIX
By default, ColdFusion installs into the /opt/coldfusion8 directory. To install it into a different directory, you must
create that directory before you run the installation.
Note: The default user is nobody for the UNIX installer running ColdFusion.
Install the ColdFusion server configuration in UNIX
1 Read the online version of the Release Notes for any late-breaking information or updates. For more infor-
mation, see www.adobe.com/go/cf8_releasenotes.
2 Ensure that your operating system meets the system requirements described on the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/cf8_sysreqs.
3 Review "Installation considerations for UNIX" on page 6 and "Installation considerations for all platforms" on
page 5.
Determine the answers to the questions in the section "Gathering information necessary to install the server
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configuration" on page 7.
If you plan to configure an external web server, ensure that the web server is running.
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Log in as root.
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Copy the installation file that is appropriate for your platform and locale from the DVD or Adobe website, and
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save it to a directory on your local disk.