Got it working, Dave... thanks! Rick
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:54 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How do I change my localhost setting in CF 8? > > > I tried changing the web-inf/jrun-web.xml file to add a > > virtual directory mapping. > > I decided to try that first rather than move the entire wwwroot. > > > > I created the following entry: > > > > <virtual-mapping> > > <resource-path>/webroot/*</resource-path> > > <system-path>E:/Inetpub/webroot</system-path> > > </virtual-mapping> > > > > But I get a browser message that the page can't be displayed > > when I try both http://webroot/his-anointing/index.cfm > > or http://webroot:8500/his-anointing/index.cfm > > > > If I move the his-anointing directory under the wwwroot > > directory in the ColdFusion 8 directory then I can bring up the page. > > > > Does this mean I'm going to have to change the resource path > > for "localhost" and relocate the CFIDE files, etc, now in the > > ColdFusion 8 directory, to be able to resolve: > > http://localhost:8500/his-anointing/index.cfm? > > If your web root directory is e:\inetpub\wwwroot, you don't want to create a > virtual directory mapping pointing to that, because those refer to > subdirectories of the web root, not the root itself. In your URLs above, > "webroot" is not a hostname, so that won't resolve. The virtual mapping you > created would map this URL: > > http://localhost:8500/webroot/ > > to the directory: > > e:\inetpub\wwwroot > > I don't think that's what you want. > > As for relocating the CFIDE files, etc, you could simply create virtual > directories pointing to those, if you didn't want to move them. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! > http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:300075 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
