> I've inherited a server that seems to be missing some files > necessary for the CFADMIN to work correctly. I'm trying to > figure out if it's safe just to drop files into that > directory from another server or if there's a supported way > to reinstall the administrator from the CD without > reinstalling the CFMX as a whole and having to deal with > possible problems with the app. Any help would be appreciated.
Yes, you can just copy the CF Administrator from one server to another, as long as they're the same version. However, the usual cause of this problem is a mismatch between where the CFIDE directory actually is and where the web server root directory is. I've run into this when installing CFMX using its built-in web server, then changing it later to use an external web server. Without doing anything else, you can still run the CF Administrator because there's a URL mapping telling CF to automatically run requests for /CFIDE/administrator, I think. However, images and client-side Java applets used for filesystem browsing won't work. The way to fix this is to simply create a virtual directory pointing to the original location of /CFIDE. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194554 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
