Using The Built-In Web Server - MACROMEDIA COLFUSION MX 7 - INSTALLING AND USING COLDFUSION MX Using Manual

Using the built-in web server

ColdFusion MX 7 has its own web server that you can use to develop ColdFusion MX 7
applications, without depending on an external web server, such as Internet Information Server
(IIS), Apache, or SunONE. Macromedia does not recommend using the built-in web server in a
production environment. However, it is more than suitable for development, allowing you to
create virtual directories and set the default document (for example, default.cfm or index.cfm).
During the ColdFusion MX 7 installation, you must choose a web server. If you select the built-in
web server, your web root directory is located in the cf_root/wwwroot directory. By default, the
web server runs on port 8500. This means that to display a page in your application, you must
append :8500 to the host name or IP address in the URL; for example,
http://localhost:8500/YourApp1/index.cfm. (If the page still does not appear, make sure that the
document is located in the built-in web server's web root directory; for example,
C:\CFusionMX7\wwwroot\YourApp1\index.cfm.)
Note: If you install the Server configuration of ColdFusion MX 7 with the built-in server and port
8500 is in use, for example by ColdFusion MX or ColdFusion MX 6.1, the installer starts with port
8501 and looks at up to 100 ports to find one that is not being used by an application that is running.
ColdFusion MX 7 uses that port and displays a message to indicate which port it selected.
If you select an external web server, the built-in web server is deactivated.
Switching the port for the built-in web server
You can change the port on which the built-in web server runs.
To change the port for the built-in web server:
Back up the jrun.xml file.
1.
This file is in the cf_root\runtime\servers\default\SERVER-INF directory in Windows, and in
the cf_root/runtime/servers/default/SERVER-INF directory on UNIX.
Open the original jrun.xml file for editing.
2.
Change the port number specified in the WebService port attribute (near the bottom of the file):
3.
<service class="jrun.servlet.http.WebService" name="WebService">
<attribute name="port">8500</attribute>
<attribute name="interface">*</attribute>
<attribute name="deactivated">false</attribute>
...
</service>
Note: Make sure that the deactivated attribute is set to false.
Save the file.
4.
Restart ColdFusion MX 7.
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