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Using GUI mode

The Web Server Configuration Tool includes a GUI mode, which you can use to specify external
web server configuration settings through a graphical interface.
Note: When using the Web Server Configuration Tool in GUI mode, it is critical that you select the
Configure web server for ColdFusion MX applications checkbox.
To run the Web Server Configuration Tool in GUI mode:
Open a console window.
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Tip: In Windows, you can start the Web Server Configuration Tool by selecting Start > Programs >
Macromedia ColdFusion MX > Web Server Configuration Tool.
Change to the cf_root/runtime/lib (server configuration) or jrun_root/lib (JRun J2EE
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configuration) directory.
Start the Web Server Configuration Tool using the following command:
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/bin/java -jar wsconfig.jar
The Web Server Configuration Tool window appears.
Click the Add button.
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Select the Configure web server for ColdFusion MX applications option.
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In the Server drop-down list box, select the server or cluster name that you want to configure.
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Individual server names in a cluster do not appear. Clustering support is only available on the
JRun J2EE configuration.
Note: The server or cluster does not have to reside on the web server computer. In this case, enter
the IP address or server name of the remote computer in the JRun Host field.
In the Web Server Properties area, enter web-server-specific information, and click OK.
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Move the CFIDE and cfdocs directories from cf_root\wwwroot to your web server root
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directory. In addition, copy your application's CFM pages from cf_root\wwwroot to your web
server root directory.

Using the command-line interface

You can also run the Web Server Configuration Tool through a command-line interface. To run
the command-line interface, open a console window, change to the cf_root/runtime/lib (server
configuration) or jrun_root/lib (J2EE configuration with JRun) directory, and use the following
command-line syntax:
/bin/java -jar wsconfig.jar [-options]
The following table lists the options:
Option
-ws
-dir
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Specifies the web server, as follows:
• IIS
• Apache
• NES
• iPlanet
Path to the configuration directory (Apache conf or NES/iPlanet
config)