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February 28, 2014
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Is Cold Fusion version 8 compatible with Java 7?

  • February 28, 2014
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I have a legacy CF 8 server and I desperately need to upgrade Java on this thing. Java 6 is no longer being updated for Windows, so I need to go to Java 7. I can't seem to find a hard answer as to whether or not CF 8 supports Java 7.

Any answers are greatly appreciated.

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BKBK
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BKBKCommunity Expert
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March 3, 2014

I would suggest not to use newer versions of Java on an old, especially, end-of-life, version of ColdFusion. It might work, but will involve reinventing the wheel - pun intended - and will lead to unpredictable behaviour.

Imagine trying to fit the engine of a 2014 Ford Focus on to a 1925 Model T Ford. Java is called a machine not for nothing.

pete_freitag
pete_freitag
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February 28, 2014

No it is not supported, but CF8 is also no longer supported by Adobe since it has also reached end of life.  You could still give it a try, I know there will be things that don't work such as cfdocument, but it *may* start up and work for the most part (I haven't tried it).

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