Moving a coldfusion website

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December 19, 2006
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I have just taken over a coldfusion website that needs to be moved from one server to another and this being the first coldfusion site for us, I would like to know what is needed to move this site. I have researched for days on this but to no avail. I have not found any site that mentions moving a coldfusion site. What precautions are necessary and how do I make sure I have everything. The server they are now on will be going offline soon and I will not be able to access anything after it is taken offline. I do have macromedia mx available and am not the original developer so I would assume I would have to download the site first. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

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Newsgroup_User

Inspiring

If you are starting with a MX generation CF site...

You can transpose most of the CF settings, DSN's, Mappings, ect. by
copying the neo_????.xml files for the server. This can sometimes be
easier then manually recreating all the settings.

You may also be able to export the site and all it's settings as a
ear|war file. I've never actually done this, but it is a documented and
touted feature of the MX CF systems.

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Anonymous

Thank you for your replies. I didn't think about rewrites and the custom tagging. Thank you for all your answers.

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Anonymous

obviously, you need the templates (.cfm, .htm, .js., .css, .cfc, etc)
find out if there are any custom tags (CFX_) in use. You can check in the ColdFusion Administrator.
Likewise, check for custom mappings, Verity collections, and whatever datasources are being used (also in the CF Admin).

If there are no custom mappings, Verity collections, CFX tags...the move is a fairly straightforward process. Move the templates and the database and set up the new datasource.

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Anonymous

You also need to check and copy any virtual directories, mappings, re-writes and SSL settings from Apache or IIS.
Except, if using IIS, scrap it and switch to Apache.

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henry4

Participating Frequently

Depending upon the access rights you have on new srv but...
All you need is to mention at CF Admin the dsn (of course you need a srv with the same database system) + client variables settings.
For the pages of the site, check (if there's one) Application.cfm.
And of course, take care of file paths.
It should be all.

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