Switching web server on ColdFusion

In case there is a need to switch from an external web server to the built-in ColdFusion web server, you can acheive this without reinstalling.

Switch from an external web server to the built-in web server

1. Back up the jrun.xml file.

   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 in UNIX.

2. Open the original jrun.xml file for editing.
3. Locate the WebService service and set the deactivated attribute to false:

   <service class="jrun.servlet.http.WebService" name="WebService">     <attribute name="port">8500</attribute>     <attribute name="interface">*</attribute>     <attribute name="deactivated">false</attribute>     ... </service> 

   
   
4. Locate the ProxyService service and set the deactivated attribute to true:

   <service class="jrun.servlet.jrpp.JRunProxyService" name="ProxyService">   <attribute name="activeHandlerThreads">8</attribute>   <attribute name="minHandlerThreads">1</attribute>   <attribute name="maxHandlerThreads">1000</attribute>   <attribute name="mapCheck">0</attribute>   <attribute name="threadWaitTimeout">20</attribute>   <attribute name="backlog">500</attribute>   <attribute name="deactivated">true</attribute> ... 

   
   
5. Save the file.
6. Copy the CFM pages in your web root directory (including the CFIDE and cfdocs directories) to the ColdFusion cf_root/wwwroot directory, and use appropriate URL references (for example, http://localhost:8500/YourApp1/index.cfm). If you switch from the built-in web server to an external web server, you must copy the contents of the cf_root/wwwroot directory to your web server root. If you are using Adobe Dreamweaver, ensure that you reconfigure any sites that you move from one server to another.
7. Restart ColdFusion.