Installing Coldfusion - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-ADMINISTRING COLDFUSION SERVER Manual

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"Installing ColdFusion" on page 14
"Upgrading from a previous release of ColdFuison" on page 16
"Uninstalling ColdFusion" on page 16
"Configuring Web servers for Solaris" on page 16
"Using scripts to start and stop ColdFusion manually" on page 22

Installing ColdFusion

Before installing ColdFusion please note the following considerations:
The installation procedure assumes you are installing from a CD. If you
purchased and downloaded ColdFusion from the Allaire Online Store, follow
the download instructions found there and then follow the install procedure
below, substituting the location you downloaded ColdFusion to for references
to the CD.
ColdFusion requires Solaris 2.5.1 or higher.
You must be logged in as root to run the
There are three versions of the Netscape NSAPI plug-in. The installation script
will ask you which version of Netscape you are running if you choose to
automatically configure a Netscape server.
By default the package file installs ColdFusion into the
want to install ColdFusion into a different directory, you must create that
directory before running the
Note the location and version number of your installed Web server. The
utility prompts you for this information.
To install ColdFusion on Solaris:
1. Log in as
2. Load the ColdFusion CD-ROM into your CD drive.
3. Mount the CD-ROM on
If the Solaris Volume Manager is active, you won't need to mount the CD.
4. Type
5. Enter
Alternatively, you can just press Enter to accept the default (
the only package available.
6. Enter the ColdFusion registration ID (serial number) when prompted.
You'll find your ColdFusion registration ID on the product box.
7. Enter the name of the directory in which you want to install ColdFusion or accept
the default directory.
/opt
.
root
/cdrom/cdrom0
pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0
at the prompt and press Enter to select the ColdFusion package.
cfusion
is the default installation directory.
Administering ColdFusion Server
utility.
pkgadd
utility.
pkgadd
if necessary.
to start the installation process.
directory. If you
/opt
pkgadd
), as ColdFusion is
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