MACROMEDIA ColdFusion Server 5, Use Manual

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14 Chapter 2 Configuring Browsers and Servers
2 Select the appropriate compatibility option:
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Allaire HomeSite/Studio 4.5.2 Enables the remote server functionality in
both this version and in previous versions and changes the name of the SNE
node to “Allaire FTP & RDS.”
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Macromedia HomeSite/Studio 5.0+ Enables the remote server
functionality only in this version.
3 Click Switch to apply the change, and click Close.
Connecting to servers
ColdFusion Studio provides FTP server access and secure HTTP access via Remote
Development Services ( RDS ). You can perform file transfers and other file
management tasks using Macromedia FTP & RDS.
Remote Development Services (RDS) lets you communicate via HTTP with
ColdFusion on the local machine and on any configured remote host.
RDS features include:
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Secure server access
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Data source browsing and SQL query building
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Remote file access
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CFML debugging
Note
An RDS server connection is required to access data sources and to run the debugger.
Required server information
You must have specific information about a remote server to connect to it, such as
host name and user access requirements. If you do not have this information, you
must get it from the owner of that server, whether it is your IT group, an ISP , or
another provider.
Connecting to an FTP server
You can remotely access FTP servers for file transfers and other site management
tasks using the Macromedia FTP & RDS feature. Once the connection has been
established, you can access files on remote servers and maintain Web sites located
anywhere on the Internet.
FTP server connection requirements vary greatly. These instructions work in the
majority of cases, but you might have to try variations on the settings.