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"Configuring the Apache Web server for ColdFusion" on page 12
"Changing the ColdFusion user account" on page 12
Configuring the Apache Web server for ColdFusion
To configure the Apache Web Server v1.3.6 for use with ColdFusion, you need to:
Get a copy of the Apache Web server from the Apache HTTP Server Project Web
site at http://www.apache.org/.
Read the Apache documentation on support for Win32 platforms:
www.apache.org/docs/windows.html.
Copy an Apache module to your Apache modules directory.
Add a line to a configuration file.
The following procedure assumes that your Apache Web server is installed in
c:\Apache
To configure Apache for ColdFusion:
1. If a version of the Apache Web server is running, shut down the Web server.
2. Copy the
modules directory.
For example:
3. Edit the Apache configuration file (
following line:
LoadModule coldfusion_module
4. Restart the Apache Web server.
Changing the ColdFusion user account
By default, ColdFusion runs under the host System account. However, ColdFusion
application pages may not have the access rights needed to interact with remote data
sources, other application pages, COM objects, and so on when running under this
account. Therefore, you may need to run ColdFusion under a specific account that
provides the necessary access rights.
To change the ColdFusion user account:
1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Services.
The Services dialog box appears.
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cfusion\bin\ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll
c:\Apache\modules\ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll
modules/ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll
Administering ColdFusion Server
module to your Apache
c:\Apache\conf\httpd.conf
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