How to identify what jvm.config a #ColdFusion instance uses (and vice-versa)
If you run ColdFusion in its Multiserver mode (multiple instances), you may know that you can configure things so that different instances use different jvm.config files, otherwise by default, all...
View ArticleCF10 Hidden Gem: New method to obtain #ColdFusion instance name via CFML code
One of the many hidden gems in CF10 is that there's a new way to programmatically obtain the current instance name. In CF 6-9, we had to call a method in a JRun class. In CF10, they've added a new...
View ArticleThe built-in web server in #ColdFusion 10: enabling it, configuring it,...
You may have noticed during installation of CF 10 (as with previous releases) that you are offered the option to either connect CF to an external web server if you have one installed (such as Apache...
View ArticleIf #ColdFusion or #CFML are "dying", then why are there still 12 active...
Often we hear some assert that CF's dying, whether they mean CF the product or CFML the language. I want to make one contention against that which I don't hear too often at all: There are an awful lot...
View ArticleUpdates for Dreamweaver, HomeSite, CF Studio for #ColdFusion 8, 9, or 10
If you may still be using Dreamweaver or HomeSite+ (or its older brother, HomeSite, or its older uncle, ColdFusion Studio), you may find that the tag insight, tag help, tag completion, and other...
View ArticleGive to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, get a chance to win something
The boys at the CFHour podcast, Dave, Scott, and Matt, are running a relief effort for victims of Hurricane Sandy. If you'll make a donation of any amount to any relief effort devoted to victims of...
View ArticleWhat's the situation with #ColdFusion and Java 7, Java 6 updates, Windows 8,...
I see the above questions all the time on lists, forums, twitter, etc., and while I point out the following when I see them, I wanted to share them here as well, in case others have missed them or...
View ArticleClearing the #ColdFusion template cache programmatically
I was asked today how one might clear the template cache ColdFusion template cache programmatically, as opposed to clicking the button in the CF Admin (Caching) page. The good news is that pretty much...
View ArticleEver find the #ColdFusion Server Monitor "start" buttons missing? Just...
Have you ever opened the ColdFusion Enterprise Server monitor, only to find that all the pods on the front page are blank? More specifically, have you noticed that the "start" buttons at the top are...
View ArticleMost-viewed #ColdFusion blog entries of 2012
As the year comes to a close, many bloggers take a moment to document the most-viewed entries of the year on their blog. In that spirit, here are the top-viewed entries of the year for my blog. I have...
View ArticleAll My Blog Entries for 2012 (all but 3 about #Coldfusion)
Following up my last blog entry (highlighting the top 10 most-viewed entries for my blog this year), here's a listing instead of all the entries I've done this year, if it may help someone more easily...
View ArticleSerious security threat for #ColdFusion servers [now covered by a hotfix]
Hey folks, there's a fairly serious security threat out in the wild, and you may want to check if your server's been hit. (It may be old news to some, but for now it's hitting people in the past week...
View ArticlePart 2: Serious security threat for #ColdFusion servers [now covered by a...
Since I posted my entry earlier today about a Serious security threat for #ColdFusion servers [not now covered by a hotfix], I have had many questions and discussions which lead me to share more info....
View ArticlePart 3: Adobe hotfix released for "Serious security threat for #ColdFusion...
Adobe has come out with a new security hotfix for a very serious attack on ColdFusion servers which had hit many (perhaps most) CF shops over the past couple of weeks, and it's vital that all shops...
View ArticleHelpful keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Remote Desktop: Switching...
Keyboard shortcut fans, or anyone looking to save time while working with a remote desktop session, will want to check this out. There are a handful of really helpful keyboard shortcuts that can make...
View ArticleSolving seeming #ColdFusion / MySQL 5.6 incompatibility, by updating CF's...
If you're running ColdFusion 10 (and perhaps also CF 9 or earlier), you will find that if you update your MySQL installation to version 5.6, you'll get the following error from any SQL you try to run...
View ArticleCF911: New Adobe document about #ColdFusion security hotfixes: required...
Here's a new document from Adobe (new as of last week, it seems) that you may have missed, but which I would argue is REQUIRED READING for all CF admins and developers: Important hotfix-related notes...
View ArticleGetting around "Invalid screen name or password" error adding comments to...
Hopefully folks know that one can add comments to the documentation on the Adobe ColdFusion docs pages (like that for the the CF9 Developer guide or the CF10, by clicking the "discuss" link at the...
View ArticleJava now has a built-in expiration date. What that's about (not obvious at...
If you may have looked at the release notes for the latest (as of this writing) JVM update (Java 1.7 update 21), you may have noticed that it refers to an "expiration date" for this version of the...
View ArticleSpeaking at Atlanta #ColdFusion User Group tonight on 2 important topics
Just wanted to note that I'll be speaking tonight at the Atlanta CFUG on two important topics: Updating/Hotfixing #ColdFusion 10, 9 and 8: Tips and Traps Locking down the #ColdFusion Administrator:...
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