Installation Considerations For Windows - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61 - INSTALLING AND USING COLDFUSION MX Using Manual

You can switch to use a different web server for ColdFusion MX after the installation, by
following the instructions for your platform and the web server in
on page 53. However, if you configure the web server that uses ColdFusion 5 to use
ColdFusion MX instead, ColdFusion 5 will be disabled.
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During installation of the server configuration, if you select the built-in web server, your web
root directory is C:\CFusionMX\wwwroot by default. This web server runs on the 8500 port.
To display a page, append 8500 to the end of the host name or IP address; for example,
http://localhost:8500/MyApp.cfm. (If the page still does not display, make sure that the
document is located in the ColdFusion MX web root directory; for example,
c:\CFusionMX\wwwroot\MyApp.cfm.) For more information, see
server" on page
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To interact with ColdFusion pages, components, and server-side ActionScript from a
Macromedia Flash movie, use the Flash Remoting service in ColdFusion MX. To develop
applications that use Flash Remoting, you must install the Flash Remoting components in the
Flash MX authoring environment. The Flash MX authoring environment is required to build
applications that connect to and interact with the Flash Remoting service in ColdFusion.
For more information on configuring ColdFusion MX 6.1 to use Flash Remoting, see
"Enabling web services access for Flash Remoting" on page
Remoting, see Developing ColdFusion MX Applications.
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ColdFusion MX is built in Java and when installing the server configuration, the ColdFusion
MX 6.1 installer automatically installs the JRE that is appropriate for your platform. When
installing the J2EE configuration, ColdFusion MX 6.1 uses the same JRE as your J2EE
application server.
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In an optimal production environment, each ColdFusion MX application is hosted on a
dedicated server; database, mail, and other servers are not on the same computer.

Installation considerations for Windows

The following are installation considerations for Windows only:
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If you previously added a cf_root\bin or cf_root\verity\_nti40\bin directory to your system path
for ColdFusion 5, you must remove it before installing ColdFusion MX. (For instructions, see
the Microsoft Windows online Help.) Otherwise, ColdFusion MX cannot locate the correct
Verity DLL files.
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Do not configure the server running ColdFusion MX as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
or Backup Domain Controller (BDC). Macromedia follows Microsoft's network model, in
which the first level is the PDC/BDC. These systems only manage the network or domain and
are not designed to run application servers. ColdFusion MX should reside on the second level
of Windows NT and Windows 2000 stand-alone systems. Stand-alone servers can participate
in a network or domain.
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Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional handle only 10 TCP/IP
connections concurrently. Therefore, Macromedia does not recommend using these operating
systems in a production environment; use Window NT 4.0 Server or Windows 2000 Server
instead. In addition, Macromedia does not recommend using Windows ME, Windows 98, or
Windows XP Home Edition, because each was intended for personal use and not as a server
platform in a production environment.
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"Configuring web servers"
"Using the built-in web
65. For more information on Flash
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