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Installing an EAR file or WAR files in Windows

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

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

To install ColdFusion MX 6.1 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. Make sure that your operating system meets the system requirements described in System requirements.
3. Review the Installation considerations for Windows.
4. Determine and record environment information, as described in Preparing to install using the J2EE configuration.
5. Close any applications that are currently running on your computer.
6. Insert the CD or download the setup file from the Macromedia website.
7. If the installation wizard does not start automatically when you insert the CD, locate setup.exe on the CD and double-click it. If you are installing from a network or a downloaded file, locate the ColdFusion MX 6.1 installation executable file (coldfusion-61-win.exe) and double-click it.

   The installation wizard starts.

8. Follow the instructions in the wizard, and let it run to completion.

   After the Pre-Installation Summary pane, the files are copied to your computer.

9. Deploy ColdFusion MX 6.1 and configure Java settings, as required by your application server. For more information, see ColdFusion MX J2EE deployment and configuration.
10. Open the ColdFusion MX Administrator in a browser (http://localhost:portnumber/context-root/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm). Because opening the ColdFusion MX Administrator for the first time automatically invokes the Configuration Wizard, it is best to open the Administrator at this time.
11. Answer the questions asked by the Configuration Wizard.

    Completion of the Configuration Wizard and display of the ColdFusion MX Administrator indicate a successful install of ColdFusion MX.

12. Configure and manage your system, as described in Configuring Your System.
13. Code and test ColdFusion MX 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:
    • hostname The machine name, IP address, localhost, or 127.0.0.1.
    • portnumber The port number used by your application server's web server.
    • contextroot The context root for the ColdFusion MX web application. For more information, see Context root.
    • filename The directory path and file to display. The path is relative to the cfusion-war directory.

    For example, to display a CFM file located at c:\JRun4\servers\default\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://127.0.0.1:8100/cfmx/eisapp/index.cfm.

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