Installing an EAR file or WAR files in Windows

This section explains how to install the ColdFusion MX 7 J2EE configuration in Windows. If you are updating an existing deployment of ColdFusion MX or ColdFusion MX 6.1 for J2EE, see Updating from ColdFusion MX or ColdFusion MX 6.1 for J2EE before you continue.

Note: The Windows installer requires a computer that supports at least 256 colors.

To install ColdFusion MX 7 in Windows (J2EE configuration):

  1. Read the online version of the Release Notes for any late-breaking information or updates. For more information, see www.macromedia.com/go/proddoc_releasenotes.
  2. Ensure that your operating system meets the system requirements described in System requirements.
  3. Review the Installation considerations for Windowsand Installation considerations for all platforms.
  4. Determine and record environment information, as described in Preparing to install using the J2EE configuration.
  5. Determine the answers to the questions in the section Gathering information necessary to install ColdFusion MX 7
  6. Close any applications that are currently running on your computer.
  7. Insert the CD or download the setup file from the Macromedia website.
  8. If the installation wizard does not start automatically when you insert the CD, locate the setup.exe file on the CD and double-click it. If you are installing from a network or a downloaded file, locate the ColdFusion MX 7 installation executable file (coldfusion-70-win.exe) and double-click it.

    The installation wizard starts.

  9. Follow the instructions in the wizard, and let it run to completion.
  10. Deploy ColdFusion MX 7 and configure Java settings, as required by your application server. For more information, see ColdFusion MX 7 J2EE deployment and configuration.
  11. Open ColdFusion MX Administrator to run the configuration wizard.
  12. To install the ColdFusion MX 7 Extensions for Dreamweaver, double-click the cfmx7dreamweaverextensions.mxp file, which is located in the cf_webapp_root/wwwroot/CFIDE/installers directory.
  13. To install ColdFusion MX 7 Report Builder, double-click the CFReportBuilderInstaller.exe file, which is in the cf_webapp_root/CFIDE/installers directory. For more information, see Installing the ColdFusion Report Builder.
  14. Configure and manage your system, as described in Configuring Your System.
  15. Code and test ColdFusion CFM pages.

    Store CFM pages under the web application root (either cfusion-ear\cfusion-war or cfusion-war) and access these pages using a URL of the form http://hostname:portnumber/context-root/filename.cfm, as follows:

  16. hostname The machine name, IP address, or localhost.
  17. portnumber The port number used by your application server's web server.
  18. contextroot The context root for the ColdFusion MX 7 web application. For more information, see Context root.
  19. filename The directory path and file to display. The path is relative to the cfusion-war directory.

    20. For example, to display a CFM file located at C:\JRun4\servers\myserver\cfusion-ear\cfusion-war\eisapp\index.cfm using the built-in JRun web server and a context root of cfmx, you specify the URL as http://localhost:8100/cfmx/eisapp/index.cfm.

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