Coldfusion Installation on CentOS Server
Must be Check/Done Before Proceeding Installation:
1. # yum update
-Update your CentOS server before proceeding installation.
2. Disable SELinux if it is already enabled.
3. # yum install libstdc++.so.5
-To install the required libstdc++.so.5 C++ Library
4. # which httpd
/usr/sbin/httpd
httpd must be installed. It is needed the location of httpd binary file for the installation of coldfusion.
5. # uname -m
-Check the architecture of the OS, whether it is 64 bit or 32 bit.
6. Note down the serial number if you have one or install the trial version.
Installation:
1. # cd /usr/local/src
Download the correct 64/32 bit version of Coldfusion9 as per the OS architecure.
You can follow the the URL given below to check the versions.
# wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/cf9_installer/ColdFusion_9_WWEJ_linux.bin
-Download the 32 bit version
# wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/cf9_installer/ColdFusion_9_WWEJ_linux64.bin
-Download the 64 bit version
2. # chmod +x ColdFusion_9_WWEJ_linux*.bin
-To give executable permission to the downloaded installation binary file.
3. For the 32-bit installation
# ./coldfusion_9_WWEJ_linux.bin
For the 64-bit installation
# ./coldfusion_9_WWEJ_linux64.bin
4. Installation process will ask you somany questions. Select the options as you want to customize. The questions are as like the following.
DO YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT? (Y/N): Y
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Install Type
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If you do not have a serial number, select either 30-day trial or Developer
Edition.
->1- Install new version of Adobe ColdFusion 9 with a serial number
2- 30-day trial
3- Developer Edition
Installation Choice: 1
Serial Number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
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Installer Configuration
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What kind of installation do you want?
->1- Server configuration
2- Enterprise Multiserver configuration
3- J2EE configuration (EAR file)
4- J2EE configuration (WAR file)
Choose one of the following options:: 1
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Is Adobe ColdFusion 9 (Server Configuration) Installed?
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You cannot install the server configuration of Adobe ColdFusion 9 if it is already installed on this computer.
Is there already a server configuration of Adobe ColdFusion 9 installed?
1- Yes
->2- No
ENTER THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT:: 2
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Subcomponent installation
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The following options are available for installation.
An option marked with "[X]" in front will be installed and an option with "[ ]"
will not. Choosing an option will toggle it on or off
[X] 1) ColdFusion 9 Documentation
[X] 2) ColdFusion 9 Solr Services
[X] 3) ColdFusion 9 Search Services
[X] 4) Start ColdFusion on system init
5) Continue with installation
Select an option: 5
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Choose Install Folder
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Select the directory where you want to install Adobe ColdFusion 9.
Directory:
Default Install Folder: /opt/coldfusion9
ENTER AN ABSOLUTE PATH, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT
:
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Earlier Versions of Adobe ColdFusion installed?
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If you installed an earlier version of ColdFusion on this computer, you can migrate your settings to Adobe ColdFusion 9.
Is there an earlier version of ColdFusion installed on this computer (for example, ColdFusion 6 or ColdFusion MX 7)?
1- Yes
->2- No
ENTER THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT::
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Configure Web Servers
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Please configure your web server(s). If you do not configure a web server the
built-in web server will be used on port 8500 or the next available port.
1- Add Web Server Configuration
->2- Continue with installation
Choice: 1
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->1- Apache
2- Sun ONE Web Server (iPlanet)
3- Cancel
What kind of web server are you configuring: 1
What directory contains your Apache configuration file (httpd.conf)? (For
example, on Red Hat Linux it could be located in the /etc/httpd/conf
directory if you installed from an rpm, or for SuSe Linux, it could be in
/etc/apache2)
Directory: /etc/httpd/conf
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Where is the Apache program binary file? (For example, on Red Hat Linux it
could be /usr/sbin/httpd if you installed from an rpm, or for SuSE Linux it
could be located at /usr/sbin/httpd2) If you have more than one instance of
Apache on your computer, enter the binary file location for the Apache web
server that will use ColdFusion. (Note: this is not the Apache start and
stop script.)
File: /usr/sbin/httpd
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Where is the control file that you use to start and stop the Apache web
server? (For example, this could be /etc/init.d/httpd on Red Hat Linux if
you installed from an rpm, /usr/sbin/apache2ctl on SuSe Linux, or it could
be /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl on hand-compiled versions.)
File: /etc/init.d/httpd
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Please configure your web server(s). If you do not configure a web server the
built-in web server will be used on port 8500 or the next available port.
1- Add Web Server Configuration
2- Remove Web Server Configuration
3- Edit:Apache : /etc/httpd/conf
->4- Continue with installation
Choice: 4
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Choose Adobe ColdFusion 9 Administrator Location
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Select the location of the web root for Adobe ColdFusion 9. This is where the installer places the Adobe ColdFusion 9 Administrator.
This directory must be the web root for one of the websites to be configured for use with Adobe ColdFusion 9.
Directory: (DEFAULT: /var/www/html):
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Runtime User
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Enter the name of the runtime user. This user must already exist on the system.
User Name: (DEFAULT: nobody):
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Configure ColdFusion with OpenOffice
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Configuring OpenOffice installation with ColdFusion will enable Office documents to be processing using OpenOffice. If OpenOffice is not configured ColdFusion will not be able to convert some Microsoft Office Documents to PDF. Check the documentation for more details.
1- Configure ColdFusion with local Openoffice installation
->2- Skip
ENTER THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT::
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Administrator Password
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Enter the password that you will use to restrict access to the ColdFusion
Administrator.
This field is required.
Password: ********
Confirm Password: ********
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Enable RDS
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The ColdFusion Remote Development Service (RDS) lets developers using Adobe
tools remotely connect to this server for development purposes. RDS is required
for Line Debugging, Report Builder, and Dreamweaver Extensions.
If this is a production server, Adobe recommends that you disable RDS.
Note, however, that disabling RDS also disables debugging, the directory
browsing applets in the ColdFusion Administrator and some of the functionality
in the Report Builder.
Enable RDS (Y/N): Y
Password: *******
Confirm Password: ********
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Installation Confirmation
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Installation Type:
Server configuration
Licensing:
Enterprise edition
Serial Number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
Installation Directories:
Product: /opt/coldfusion9
Web root: /var/www/html
Server Information:
Web Server: Apache (/etc/httpd/conf)
Port:
Search Services: installed
ColdFusion Solr Search Services: installed
Documentation: installed
RDS: enabled
Disk Space Information (for Installation Target):
Required: 992,437,542 bytes
Available: 110,094,069,760 bytes
PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE:
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Installing...
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Installation Complete
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You have successfully completed the first step in installing Adobe ColdFusion
5. # cd /opt/coldfusion9/bin
# ./coldfusion start
# ./coldfusion stop
-To start/stop coldfusion on the server.
6. To access the adminstrator panel, use the following link.
http://[machinename]/CFIDE/administrator
Enter the administrator password you have given during the installation.
Note:-
http://www.aaronwest.net/blog/index.cfm/2011/2/7/Super-Guide-Installing-ColdFusion-9-on-CentOS-Linux
