Initial Administration Tasks - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 5 - INSTALING AND CONFIGURING SERVER Manual

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Initial Administration Tasks

Immediately after installing ColdFusion Server, you may have to perform some or all
of the administrative tasks described in the following table:
Task
Establish
database
connections
Specify directory
mappings
Configure debug
options
Set up e-mail
Change
passwords
Configure Java
settings
Restrict tag
access
Chapter 5 Basic ColdFusion Server Administration
Description
ColdFusion applications require data source connections to query
and write to databases. To create, verify, modify, and delete
database connections, use the Data Sources pages in the
Administrator.
For more information, see
Directory mappings redirect relative file paths to physical
directories on your server. To specify server-wide directory aliases,
use the Mappings page in the Administrator.
For more information, see
Debug information provides important data about CFML page
processing. To choose what debug information to display and to
designate an IP address(es) to receive debug information, use the
Debug Settings pages of the Administrator.
For more information, see
E-mail lets ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion applications send
automated mail messages. To configure an email server and mail
options, use the Mail/Mail Logging page of the Administrator.
For more information, see
You may have to change the passwords that you set for the
ColdFusion Administrator and ColdFusion Studio during the
ColdFusion Server installation. To change passwords, use the
Basic Security pages of the Administrator.
For more information, see
"CF Studio Password" on page
Java and Java applets require configuring Java settings, such as
JVM paths. To change Java settings, use the JVM and Java
Settings page of the Administrator.
For more information, see
Some CFML tags may present a potential security risk for your
server. To disable certain tags and tag attributes system-wide, use
the Tag Restrictions page of the Administrator.
For more information, see
"Managing Data Sources" on page
"Mappings" on page
"Debug Settings" on page
"Mail/Mail Logging" on page
"CF Admin Password" on page 100
101.
"Extensions" on page
"Tag Restrictions" on page
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