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CONFIGURING AND ADMINISTERING COLDFUSION 10
Administering ColdFusion
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Online resources
- product registration, developer information, white papers, training, enhancement requests,
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What you can do in ColdFusion Administrator
Some of the tasks that you can perform in ColdFusion Administrator:
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Set up and maintain your server
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Create and manage ColdFusion cluster
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Monitor system performance
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Secure your resources
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Manage and analyze log files
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Connect to ColdFusion data sources
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Schedule tasks
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Integrate Java applets and custom tags
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Download and install Server Manager
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Configure OpenOffice
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Manage undelivered mails
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Access online product documentation, release notes, product upgrades, and TechNotes
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Download and install product updates and hotfixes.
Optional configuration overview
After you perform basic configuration tasks in the Administrator pages, consider taking these actions:
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Determine the identity of a website visitor:
ColdFusion lets you use client variables to determine the identity of a
client visiting your site. By managing client variables, you can use this information to customize page content for
your clients. Select Server Settings > Client Variables in the ColdFusion Administrator navigation pane to specify
a default storage mechanism for client variables and to optionally specify the data source used to store client
information.
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Create logical aliases for physical directories:
You can create logical aliases for paths to directories on your server.
Select Server Settings > Mappings in the ColdFusion Administrator navigation pane.
By creating aliases for directories on your server, you can use them in your ColdFusion applications. These are
referred to as mappings. You typically use two types of mappings:
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ColdFusion mappings:
Equates a logical path (for example, /payroll) with a physical directory path (for
example, C:\finance\payroll). ColdFusion uses these mappings for the cfinclude tag, the cfmodule tag, and when
locating ColdFusion components.
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Web server mappings:
Web server mappings also equate a logical path to a physical path, but at the web server
level. Web server mappings are in effect for all requests made to a web server. In many cases, web server
mappings render ColdFusion mappings unnecessary.