How to Setup / Install 2simplifi ColdFusion Open Source Applications.

Click on preferred link or follow directions below.

**Please note, the below files are also for ColdFusion MX 6.1, 7.0 despite referring only to CF 5.0, 4.5

 Detailed ColdFusion Developer / Webmaster Installation PDF File [New Window]

 Detailed ColdFusion Developer / Webmaster Installation PDF File [This Window]

GETTING STARTED - QUICK TEXT DIRECTIONS

1. Edit Application.cfm

Open the file, in the root of your preference, named Application.cfm

a. Rename the Application name if desired. Very first line

b. Type your SQL Server 2000 or 7.0 database name, username and password.

c. For MS Access 2000 type your database name and leave "default" for Username and Password

<cfset DBNAME="Database">
<cfset DBUSERNAME="default">
<cfset DBPASSWORD="default">
<cfset TBLPREFIX="CLSFD_">
<cfset ADMINDIRECT="admin">

d. TBLPREFIX should remain the same.

e. For additional security suggest renaming the admin directory here and apply the same
name to your admin directory on your server.

f. Provide default values for all of the CFPARAM tags if desired. SAVE.


2. UPLOAD THE APPLICATION
Create a root directory on web your server in which this application will reside.

The directory that you create will be referred to as SUBFOLDER in the application (aka #APPLICATION.SUBFOLDER#) or http://www.YourDomain.com/SUBFOLDER/.

Upload all files and directories from the download into your newly created SUBFOLDER on your server.


3. SETUP SQL SERVER

Note: The Datasources directory contains all of the SQL Server Database scripts.

a. Open your SQL Server via SQL Enterprise Manager.

b. From the menu - Select Tools > SQL Query Analyzer.

c. Open the SQL file with "SQL2000" or "SQL7", which is located in the Datasources directory.

d. On the SQL Analyzer tool bar, click on the green forward arrow to execute the script.

e. Close SQL Query Analyzer and refresh your database.  The new tables will appear.


4. COMPLETE THE SETUP FORM & ACCESS THE APPLICATION ONLINE

After you have uploaded the application and created the SQL Server Database tables in the above steps, open up your web browser and type in the location of your application. You will need to access the directory named Setup.

http://www.yourdomain.com/SUBFOLDER/Setup/index.html

Click on the hyperlinks and follow all of the directions to prepare to execute the template that will populate your SQL Server Database.

After you complete the form, follow the directions to login to your application.