Using GUI mode

The Web Server Configuration Tool includes a GUI mode, which you can use to specify external web server configuration settings through a graphical interface.

Note: When you use the Web Server Configuration Tool in GUI mode, select the Configure Web Server for ColdFusion Applications check box.

Run the Web Server Configuration Tool in GUI mode

  1. Open a console window.

    Note: In Windows, to start the Web Server Configuration Tool, select Start > Programs > Adobe > ColdFusion 9 > Web Server Configuration Tool.

  2. Change to the cf_root/cfusion/runtime/bin.

  3. Start the Web Server Configuration Tool using the wsconfig.exe (Windows) or wsconfig (UNIX) command.

    The Web Server Configuration Tool window appears.

  4. Click Add.

  5. Select Configure Web Server For ColdFusion Applications.

  6. In the Server drop-down list, select the server or cluster name that you want to configure.

    Note: The server or cluster does not have to reside on the web server computer. In this case, enter the IP address or server name of the remote computer.

  7. In the Web Server Properties area, enter web-server-specific information, and click OK.

  8. (Optional) Move the CFIDE directory and other directories (such as cfdocs) from the built-in web server’s web root to your web server root directory. In addition, you can copy your application’s CFM pages from the built-in web server’s web root to your web server root directory.

    Note: When a page is requested, the web server connector first looks for the ColdFusion page in the cf_root/cfusion/wwwroot directory, and then looks under the web server root. Alternatively, you can use the command-line interface and specify the -cfwebroot option.

  9. (Optional) The web server connector does not serve static content (such as HTML files and images) from the built-in web server’s root directory. If your ColdFusion web application has an empty context root (/) and you want to serve pages from the built-in web server’s root directory, you can create a web server mapping to the corresponding directory under the built-in web server.