Installing An Ear File Or War Files On Unix - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61 - INSTALLING AND USING COLDFUSION MX Using Manual

contextroot The context root for the ColdFusion MX web application. For more
information, see
filename The directory path and file to display. The path is relative to the cfusion-war
directory.
For example, to display a CFM file located at c:\JRun4\servers\default\cfusion-ear\cfusion-
war\eisapp\index.cfm using the built-in JRun web server and a context root of cfmx, you
specify the URL as http://127.0.0.1:8100/cfmx/eisapp/index.cfm.

Installing an EAR file or WAR files on UNIX

This section explains how to install the ColdFusion MX 6.1 J2EE configuration on UNIX. If you
are updating an existing deployment of ColdFusion MX for J2EE, see
ColdFusion MX for J2EE" on page 42
By default, the ColdFusion MX 6.1 J2EE install places files into the /opt/cfmx directory. To
install it into a different directory, you must create that directory before running the installation.
To install ColdFusion MX 6.1 on UNIX (J2EE configuration):
Read the online version of the Release Notes for any late-breaking information or updates. For
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more information, see www.macromedia.com/go/proddoc_releasenotes.
Make sure that your operating system meets the system requirements described in
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requirements for UNIX" on page
Review the "Installation considerations for UNIX" on page
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Determine and record environment information, as described in
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J2EE configuration" on page
Log in as root.
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Copy the installation file that is appropriate for your platform and locale from the CD or
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Macromedia website, and save it to a directory on your local disk.
The installation files for supported server configuration platforms are as follows:
coldfusion-61-lin.bin
coldfusion-61-sol.bin
coldfusion-61-other.jar
Using the
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cd
Start the installation with the following command:
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filename
./< >
The installation program starts.
To use coldfusion-61-other.jar to install on a UNIX platform other than Solaris or Linux, enter
the following command (for more information, see
on page 18):
java_home
/bin/java -jar coldfusion-61-other.jar
Note: To run the UNIX installer in GUI mode, type ./
Follow the prompts, and let the installation program run to completion.
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Caution: For security reasons, it is crucial that you do not use
After the Pre-Installation Summary, the files are copied to your computer.
"Context root" on page
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command, go to the directory with the installation file.
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before continuing.
"Installation considerations for UNIX"
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"Preparing to install using the
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