1. Nate Nelson I*LEVEL, Inc. nate.nelson@ilevelinc.biz
CF Administrator
Nate Nelson
I*LEVEL, Inc.

2. Server Settings Maximum # of Simultaneous Requests
Recommended 3 Per Processor
Timeout Requests after n seconds
Prevent unusually lengthy requests from using up server resources
Whitespace Management
Missing Template Handler
Site-wide Error Handler

3. Caching Maximum # of Cached Templates Trusted Cache
Too low of number can slow down response time
Too high of number requires more memory
Experiment to find best setting for your server
Suggested to start with 1 page per MB of JVM size
Trusted Cache
ColdFusion will no not check for updated templates that are cached
Great performance enhancement for Production server that won't be updated

4. Caching Save Class Files Cached web paths Cached Queries
Recommended for Production Server
Cached web paths
Only for single-site web server installations
Cached Queries
Specify # of queries cached at once
Cached queries reside in memory
When limit is reached, oldest is removed
cachedwithin or cachedafter of <cfquery>

5. Client Variables Used for persistent data
Can be stored in 1 of 3 locations
Registry (Default storage)
Simple Implementation
Registry can become corrupt if it becomes too large
Cookies
Users can have cookies disabled
Datasource (Requires database)
Portable and not tied to host system
Complex Implementation

6. Client Variables Control Client Variable expiration
Default 90 days, Minimum 1 day
Disable Global Client Variable Updates
If checked, client vars HITCOUNT & LASTVISIT only update when Client vars set or modified
Client Variable expiration based on HITCOUNT and LASTVISIT
Alternate way to set Client Var Storage
<cfapplication name= "x" clientManagement= "yes" clientStorage= "dsn" or "registry" or "cookie">

7. ColdFusion Mappings
Mappings allow you to point to files outside of webroot
Logical Path = Name of mapping
Directory Path = Absolute path to directory
Mappings can be used in <cfinclude> and <cfmodule>
Specify mapping with “/”
<cfinclude template=”/mymapping/file.cfm

8. More Server Settings Mail Server Charting Settings
Connect to default mail server, can also be set with <cfmail>
Server Port, Connection Timeout, Spool Interval
Mail logging settings
Charting Settings
Cache Type (memory or disk), Max # cached images, # of charting threads, disk cache location

9. More Server Settings Java and JVM settings Archives and Deployment
JVM Path = location of JVM.dll or JVM.so
Min and Max JVM Heap Size
Class Path and JVM Arguments
Archives and Deployment
Archive and deploy CF apps, configuration settings, dsn info and more
Settings Summary
Shows all CFMX configuration settings

10. Data & Services Data Sources Verity Collections Verity K2 Server
Setup & verify connections to Data Sources
Verity Collections
Manage collections for search interfaces
Verity K2 Server
For faster searching
Web Services
Registering a web service allows you to change web service URL without changing code

11. Debugging Settings Enable Debugging Custom Debug Output
For performance and security reasons it is recommended to only be used in development
Can be enabled in CFAdmin or in code
<cfsetting showdebugoutput=”yes” or “no”>
Custom Debug Output
Classic or Dockable format
Switch on or off specific debug content
Variables include Application,CGI,Client, Cookie,Form,Request,Server,Session,URL

12. Debuggin IP Addresses IP Address List No IP Addresses listed
If 1 or more IP addresses are specified, debug is limited to those IP's only
No IP Addresses listed
If no IP address specified then debug is appended to all requests

13. Logging and More Manage CFMX Logging Options Log Files Scheduled Tasks
Log Directory, Maximum Log File Size
Log slow pages taking longer than n seconds
Log Files
Useful to find bottlenecks
application.log, exceptions.log, scheduler.log, server.log, customtag.log, mail.log, etc.
Scheduled Tasks
Schedule execution of local and remote web pages

14. Extensions Java Applets CFX Tags Custom Tags CORBA Connectors
To use <cfapplet>, Applets must be registered
CFX Tags
Written C++ or Java, must be registered
Faster than custom tags since compiled
Custom Tags
Specify custom tag location besides default
CORBA Connectors
Must be registered, requires restart

15. Security CF Admin Password RDS Password Sandbox Security
A sandbox is a designated area of your site to which you apply security restrictions.
Control access to Data Sources, Tags, Functions, Files and Directories, IP Ports

16. Resources Macromedia CFMX Documentation
Configuring and Administering CFMX
dfusion/
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