do you have some particular reason to switch to Apache? Windows is much easier to use and administer, especially if you are not used to Apache/Linux. Unless there is a specific feature of Apache you need which IIS doesn't have then you may be just creating more work and complications for yourself.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > > > I am currently running ColdFusion MX7 on Windows 2003 running IIS. I > > would like to switch to Apache. > > > > 1. Can this be done without screwing things up? > > Yes, if done carefully. If this is on the same box, you obviously > won't be able to have both Apache and IIS listening to port 80, so > there will be a little bit of downtime. > > > 2. Do I have to re-install CF and point to Apache? > > You don't have to reinstall CF. You will simply need to run the JRun > web server configuration tool to disconnect CF from IIS and connect it > to Apache. If you have multiple virtual hosts, you'll probably end up > doing some manual configuration with Apache, as the web server > configuration tool doesn't handle that too well - you might want to > test setting this up in another environment first. > > > 3. Should I set-up a VM? > > That shouldn't be necessary for this. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or o > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:336775 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
