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Developing Web Applications with ColdFusion Express
The ColdFusion Administrator
You use the Administrator to perform a variety of administrative tasks for the
ColdFusion Server, such as adding and configuring a data source and configuring
security settings. During the ColdFusion installation process, you specify an
Administrator password that is used to prevent unauthorized access to the
Administrator pages.
To open the ColdFusion Administrator:
1.
Select Start > Programs > ColdFusion Express >ColdFusion Express Administrator
or
2.
Open the administrator by loading the following URL:
http://hostname/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm
Where hostname is the name of the server hosting ColdFusion.
Accessing the Administrator remotely
To access ColdFusion Administrator pages remotely, you load the following URL:
http://hostname/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm
where hostname is the name of the system on which ColdFusion is installed. If you are
using ColdFusion Administrator security, you will be prompted to enter a password. If
your Web server is providing security, access to the Administrator pages is governed by
the permissions defined in your Web server.
Once the Administrator page loads, click one of the Administrator links to work with a
specific area of the Administrator.
ColdFusion Administrator Options
Category
Description
Settings
Includes options for tuning server performance.
ODBC Sources
Use to configure ColdFusion data sources, including:
• ODBC data sources
• Verifying a ColdFusion data source
See Chapter 14, “Managing Data Sources,” on page 191, for
information about ODBC Sources.
Basic Security
Configuring Administrator passwords and security options
Mapping
Mapping directories