configure coldfusion 5 on apache

[lminmei]

Please help,
I installed apache and it works like a charm
however after i installed cf 5 server, and added the command..."
LoadModule coldfusion_module modules/ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll" in the httpd.conf config file for apache....
i still cannot load and cf pages especially the cf admin page.
Do I have to put a command for AddModule? If so, what
is it?
Thanks,
D

 

[tleish]

If you are using Apache for Windows, it comes with a little Test Configuration application in the programs menu. It's usually:

Windows Start Menu > Programs > Apache Server> Configure Apache Server > Test Configuration

If you have it, try running this and it will let you know if there are any errors in httpd.conf

- tleish

 

[Arion23]

Just a quick thought: have you copied the ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll file into the apache/modules directory? Your initial post mentioned that you added the LoadModule command, but not whether you placed the DLL in the modules folder.

Other possibilities:
* Apache needs to be restarted after modification have been made to the httpd.conf file
* Not sure if the positioning of the LoadModule command in the httpd.conf file is important - I just insert it after the commented out LoadModule commands.

 

[lminmei]

thanx for the help guys,
But i figured it out....

in addition to copying the ApacheModuleColdFusion.dll into the modules folder and using the loadmodule command....
I also have to type in another command....
"AddModule mod_coldfusion.c"

then it will work...

 

[vipm]

If you'll look in your ColdFusion 5 documentation (which should have been installed on your hard disk when you installed ColdFusion 5), you'll find a section on manually configuring Apache. Look in your hard disk for something like "CFDOCS\Installing_and_Configuring_ColdFusion_Server" and check out the html files in that directory. It gives details on how to configure Apache's httpd.conf--if you're using the latest version of Apache, you also need to add the "AddModule" line as mentioned above and is mentioned in the Installing and Configuring Linux section in the documentation.

Aside from that, make sure the CFIDE directory installed by ColdFusion is in your Apache htdocs directory so you can use CF5 Admin.

Hope this helps.