By default stores cached pages in the current directory (the directory containing the CFM files). To specify an alternate location use the CACHEDIRECTORY attribute passing it a fully qualified path. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)
ColdFusion on Windows requires a minimum of 128 MB RAM to run (256 MB for Enterprise). But a minimum of 256 MB is recommended (512 MB for Enterprise). (Applies to: ColdFusion 5)
ColdFusion Enterprise's clustering features do not support all Web servers. To use ClusterCATS on Windows you must be running Microsoft IIS (or PWS) or iPlanet / Netscape Enterprise, to use ClusterCATS on Unix boxes you must be running iPlanet / Netscape Enterprise. (Applies to: ColdFusion...
ColdFusion supports HP-UX version 11.0 running on PA-RISC 1.1 or 2.0. Only ColdFusion Enterprise is supported on this platform. (Applies to: ColdFusion HP-UX)
ColdFusion supports Red Hat Linux (6.2 or later), SuSE Linux (7.0 or later), and Cobalt RAQ3, RAQ4, and XTR. Only Intel CPU's are supported. Both ColdFusion Professional and ColdFusion Enterprise are supported on this platform. (Applies to: ColdFusion Linux)
ColdFusion supports Solaris 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8 running on a SPARC box. Only ColdFusion Enterprise is supported on this platform. (Applies to: ColdFusion Solaris)
must be used whenever shared scopes are used, as well as whenever code should not be accessed by more than one request at a time. throws errors if timeouts occur (waiting for a lock), and you need to know about these situations. The best way to do this is using / , specifying a block with...
ColdFusion is very good about providing descriptive error messages. Unfortunately, SQL and ODBC are not. But here's a useful tip - if you ever receive really odd database errors (missing attributes, too many parameters, column does not exist, things like that) the first thing you should do is check...
ColdFusion comes with a syntax checker - give it the name of a directory, and it will scan all of your CFML code syntax problems. The syntax checker is installed with the ColdFusion documentation, so if you opted not to install the docs it will not be installed. To access it go to...
is used, among other things, to name an application. All applications should have unique names, and application names may not be longer than 64 characters. (Applies to: ColdFusion All)