What To Do Next - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 5 - INSTALING AND CONFIGURING SERVER Manual

Supported Database Drivers

What to do next

To use an existing database with your ColdFusion applications, you need to register
or create the data source using the ColdFusion Administrator. If you are using a DB2,
Informix, Oracle, or Sybase database and want to take advantage of the ColdFusion
native drivers, you also need to install and configure database client software.
The remaining sections in this chapter provide details about configuring ColdFusion
data sources for Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, and Oracle databases. To
learn how to connect to other databases, see Advanced ColdFusion Server
Administration.
The following sections apply to all databases and operating systems:
Section and location
"Choosing the Correct Drivers" on
page 114
"Adding Data Sources for ColdFusion"
on page 115
"Verifying ColdFusion Data Sources"
on page 120
Description
Describes the types of drivers you can use to
access data sources with ColdFusion Server
(ODBC, OLE DB, and native) and helps you
decide which driver best suits your needs.
Provides instructions for using the
ColdFusion Administrator to add a data
source. These instructions apply to all
platforms and drivers.
Provides instructions for ensuring that a data
source is correctly configured and available
to your ColdFusion application pages.
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