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WolfShade
WolfShade
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November 3, 2011
Question

Can't install CF9(dev) over XAMPP

  • November 3, 2011
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Hello, everyone.

First time in this forum.  I've never installed CF Server before.

I'm trying to install CF9 Developer over XAMPP Apache, and I'm getting an error.

SYSTEM:

Windows XP / SP3; 1Gig RAM; PLENTY of hd space

XAMPP 1.7.7 (Control Panel 2.5) installed to D:\xampp (D:\xampp\apache\conf and D:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe for config directory and bin - I have no room on C:\ for this)

XAMPP is running fine, Apache starts with no problem, although I cannot restart - apparently, if Apache stops, something else jumps in and takes port 80.

Going through the CF9 installation, everything is smooth until I get to the part where I set the Apache connector.  When I click 'OK', I get the error message:

"Adobe ColdFusion 9 does not support this version of Apache.. (blah blah blah)" 

Apparently, the CF9 installer thinks I'm using an older version of Apache.  The XAMPP I'm using has Apache 2.2.21, which I believe is supported.

Has anyone else run across this problem?  Does anyone know of a workaround, for this?

Thanks,

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WolfShade
WolfShadeAuthor
Legend
November 8, 2011

Has anyone, here, ever even attempted to install CF9 in such a way that it will work with Apache?

Thanks,

^_^

Charlie Arehart
Community Expert
Charlie ArehartCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 8, 2011

Wolfshade, CF absolutely supports Apache, on both Windows and Linux. See the corresponding sections on that in the CF Installation manual, labeled “Configuring Apache web server“ in the sections on Windows (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Installing/WSc3ff6d0ea77859461172e0811cdec18a15-7ffb.html ) and Linux (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Installing/WSc3ff6d0ea77859461172e0811cdec18a15-7ff0.html).

As for why no one replied to your earlier post, I can only guess that perhaps it’s because you mentioned running on XAMPP. There may be fewer people here who run that (I don’t, so cannot help).

Still, perhaps it has nothing to do with that packaging, so do check out the Install manual (I realize that sometimes people don’t even know there is an install manual).

Finally, if perhaps your issue IS connected to your use of XAMPP, a search of ColdFusion XAMPP turns up various resources with specific details, or at least those who wrote them may be able to help if still no one steps up here.

Hope that’s helpful.

/charlie

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
WolfShade
WolfShadeAuthor
Legend
November 8, 2011

Hi, Charlie.

Thank you for your reply.

So far, I have tried to install CF9 while trying to include the connector for Apache, and this is always failing.  I have not tried going through the install without the connector, then trying to set up for Apache, afterwards.  Maybe this will help.  I'll give that a shot.

But I have been reading and following the instructions for setting up the Apache connector DURING the initial installation of CF9, and it's always stopping me by saying that CF9 does not support this version of Apache.  Apparently, many, many people have been doing this successfully, and I'm stumped as to why it will not work like that, for me.

I do have a request in the comment section of a blog outlining the steps for installing CF9 with the Apache connector, asking the author to assist, explaining what is happening and my OS environment and all that.  So far, he has not suggested any fixes or workarounds (it's been a few days; I'm trying to be patient.)

When I have time, I will try your suggestion by installing CF9 without the Apache connector, then trying to reconfigure it for working with Apache.  I will report my success or failure, when I do.

Thanks, again.

^_^

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