CF7 on Windows Server 2008

[timstspry1]

Hello, does anyone know if you can install ColdFusion MX7 on a Windows Server 2008 64-bit Operating System?

Thanks.

Tim

[Charlie Arehart]

Well, you have 3 questions here: support for 64 bit, support for Windows Server 2008, and support for CF7. Let's take them one at a time.

As for 64-bit, there's an important difference between being able to run on a 64-bit OS and being able to run in 32-bit or 64-bit mode on that 64-bit OS.

That said, only CF8 supports running in 64-bit mode. Further, in 8.0 it was only on Solaris, then 8.01 added Windows (including Server 2008 among others), Linux, and Mac.

64-bit mode is also supported only in CF8 Enterprise specifically (not Standard).

So you can run CF 8 Standard on a supported 64-bit OS, but only in 32-bit mode.

More on 64-bit support at the CF8.01 update FAQs:

"Does ColdFusion have 64-bit support?"
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403277&sliceId=1#_Toc193176415 and

"Does ColdFusion Standard have 64-bit support?"
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403277&sliceId=1#_Toc193176416

But you said you want to run CF7. Of course, that's not going to allow you to run in 64-bit mode, as discussed above. But you can at least install it on a 64-bit machine as long as it's a supported OS, running CF in in 32-bit mode. More on that at http://www.adobe.com/go/8be22ed6. Sadly, for you, Windows Server 2008 is NOT listed as a supported OS For CF7. More at http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/coldfusion7/systemreqs/.

To sumarize, you will need to move up to CF8 to get Win2k8 as a supported OS, then to 8.01 to get 64-bit support, and then only in CF8 Enterprise.

/charlie

[timstspry1]

Thanks Charlie, I appreciate the information!

Tim

[AdamantineWolverine]

1) It's not officially supported, so the official recommendation is to upgrade to the latest version.

2) If, however, you are insistent on getting it working on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012, it can be done with a bunch of manual installation steps.

I wrote the steps involved out in my blog:

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