Why ColdFusion

Here are some of the "why coldfusion" videos...

http://www.adrocknaphobia.com/post.cfm/ze-people-ask-me-why-coldfusion

 

Enjoy .....

 

ahamad

  

 

 

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.

 

ColdFusion is not and Why ColdFusion isnt free...

 

Here is a good article on what CF is not and why CF is not free.

 

http://www.cfinsider.com/index.cfm/2007/11/10/Things-ColdFusion-is-not-and-Why-ColdFusion-isnt-free

 

 

ColdFusion Helps finalsite Power Hundreds Of Educational Sites

Since 1998, finalsite has been bringing cutting-edge web design and web software to leading independent schools and organizations around the world. finalsite currently serves nearly 200 independent schools and a total of nearly 500 schools and educational organizations of all types. finalsite offers portals and modules as add-ons to the CMS, including modules for admissions, alumni, board, trustee & friends, faculty & Staff, parents, students, major donor, alerts, athletic, blogs, calendar, commerce, forms, intranet, multimedia, news, and registration. finalsite runs on ColdFusion MX7, and also utilizes Flash.

 

 

Yahoo ColdFusion Developer Center

Yahoo has launched a ColdFusion Developer Center

 

Here you'll find:

• HOWTO Articles to help you understand our technologies and how you can use them better with ColdFusion.
• Code Samples you can play with. Use them as a starting point for your own applications or study them for subtle nuances.
• Browser-Based Authentication so you can let users authenticate using their Yahoo! ID.
• Other Resources out on the Web to help you use ColdFusion and the Yahoo! APIs to their fullest.
• Community Resources where you can join our mailing list and discuss the Yahoo! APIs with us and with other ColdFusion developers.

 

ColdFusion for JSP Developers

Found this interesting article on java.net. The article speaks about integration between ColdFusion and Java and how this could be of interest to JSP developers.