Installing the ColdFusion MX 7 server configuration on UNIX

This section explains how to install ColdFusion MX 7 on UNIX.

By default, ColdFusion MX 7 installs into the /opt/coldfusionmx7 directory. To install it into a different directory, you must create that directory before you run the installation.

Note: The default user is nobody for the UNIX installer running ColdFusion MX 7.

To install the ColdFusion MX 7 server configuration on UNIX:

  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 as described on the Macromedia web site at www.macromedia.com/go/sysreqscf.
  3. Review Installation considerations for UNIX and Installation considerations for UNIX.
  4. Determine the answers to the questions in the section Gathering information necessary to install ColdFusion MX 7.
  5. If you plan to configure an external web server, ensure that the web server is running.
  6. If you are installing on a computer on which ColdFusion 4.5 or 5 already exists, shut down the ColdFusion servers. For information about stopping ColdFusion services, see Managing the ColdFusion MX 7 process on UNIX.
  7. Log in as root.
  8. Copy the installation file that is appropriate for your platform and locale from the CD or Macromedia website, and save it to a directory on your local disk.

    The following are the installation files for supported server configuration platforms:

  9. Using the cd command, go to the directory that contains the installation file.
  10. Start the installation with the following command:
    ./<filename>
    

    The installation program starts.

    Note: To run the UNIX installer in GUI mode, type ./<filename> -i gui.

  11. Follow the prompts, and let the installation program run to completion.

    Caution: For security reasons, it is crucial that you do not use root for the runtime user.

  12. Start ColdFusion MX 7 with the following command:
    /cf_root/bin/coldfusion start
    

    If you specified the use of an external web server when you ran the installer, ColdFusion MX 7 automatically runs the cf_root/bin/cfmx-connectors.sh script when it starts the first time. This shell script runs the Web Server Configuration Tool using the settings you specified during the installation. If there are problems running this script, review the configuration and bin directory specifications, modify as necessary, and rerun the script. You can also configure your web server using the scripts in cf_root/bin/connectors, as appropriate.

    To stop ColdFusion MX 7, use the following command:

    /cf_root/bin/coldfusion stop
    

    For more information on managing processes, see Managing the ColdFusion MX 7 process on UNIX.

  13. Open ColdFusion MX Administrator to run the configuration wizard.
  14. Configure and manage your system, as described in Configuring Your System.
  15. To learn about ColdFusion MX 7, read the documentation, which is accessible through the Documentation link at the top of the ColdFusion MX Administrator.