XHTML page with current PHP form - client wants Coldfusion integration...

Report · Sep 30, 2010

I have never worked with Coldfusion before and I have no idea what it involves. The form is setup with PHP right now, however, the client uses Coldfusion and would prefer the form to be set up to integrate with it.

I dont even know where to start! Any tips please?

Thanks!

Nicole

Report · Sep 30, 2010

nicolerlowry wrote:
I dont even know where to start! Any tips please?

1) Confirm that you have ColdFusion setup and available to use. ColdFusion is not a free product. To use it on a production server, it will need to be purchased and installed OR one will have to contract with a hosting provider that includes it as part of a hosting package.

1) A) On the other hand, there is a free for developers license, that can be had from Adobe for the download. Just install a ColdFusion package, but provide no license key. This will create a developer edition (or a trial edition that devolves into a developer edition in 30 days).

2) Write your fist CFML page. Here is a simple example.

Form.html

<html>
<head>
<title>Form Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="processForm.cfm" method="post">
<input name="test" type="text"/>
<input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

processForm.cfm

<cfdump var="#form#">

3) Read about everything else ColdFusion can do in the documentation provided with the installers and online, online blogs and forums like this one, and books.

4) Ask more questions in forums like this when you get stuck.