Neil Merton

ColdFusion 7.02 and WAMP 1.7.0

I thought I’d share some details about how I installed ColdFusion 7.02 and WAMP (Windows Apache MySQL PHP) 1.7.0 on my Windows XP Pro development PC. For those experiencing problems installing ColdFusion with Apache 2.xx please read on - the information that follows may help. Note: ensure you have the Java Runtime installed!

1. Download the required software - ColdFusion and WAMP.
2. Install WAMP - if you need help doing this please see the help file.
3. Install ColdFusion - I recommend following the instruction that can be found in the ACME guide.
4. Download the ColdFusion update and extract the ‘wsconfig.jar‘ file and place it in the ‘C:\CFusionMX7\runtime\lib\‘ folder - if Windows Explorer tells you it can’t replace the file then you will need to stop the ColdFusion service before attempting to replace the file, just remember to start it up again.
5. Once all the required software is installed hit the Windows key + R to bring up the run command and type in ‘cmd‘ and hit the enter key.
6. Paste the following in (right-click and select ‘Paste’) ‘cd C:\CFusionMX7\runtime\lib\‘ and hit the enter key.
7. To remove the existing config copy and paste the following in ‘java -jar C:\CFusionMX7\runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar -remove -ws Apache -dir “C:\Wamp\Apache2\conf” -v‘ and hit the enter key - you should get a rather lengthy message returned, if you don’t then somethings not quite right.
8. To add the new config copy and paste the following in ‘java -Dtrace.ci=1 -jar C:\CFusionMX7\runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar -server coldfusion -ws apache -dir “C:\Wamp\Apache2\conf” -bin “C:\Wamp\Apache2\bin\httpd.exe” -coldfusion -v‘ and hit the enter key - again you should get another lengthy message returned.
9. ColdFusion and Apache should now be friends again!
10. Finish off the installation by running the ‘Configuration Wizard‘ from: Start - All Programs - Macromedia.

If you’ve got questions then please visit the thread on the Adobe website that relates to this topic - there is tonnes of other people’s comments about this issue.