> Upgrading CF4.5 Server -> CF5 Server > Now that probably everyone has upgraded their CF servers to > v.5 and are seasoned experts... We are finally ready to do > it here.
I'm hardly an expert when it comes to Solaris, but here's my two cents anyway. > We are running CF 4.5.1 SP 2 on Sun Solaris box...no ClusterCats > or Advanced Security. You're a lucky man. Give a sigh of relief. > 1. Installation guide does not say what happens to your > settings...server admin settings. > Are they preserved?? They're all stored in one text file in 4.5.x and 5 anyway: /opt/coldfusion/registry/cf.registry. I recently upgraded a CF 4.0.1 box to CF 5, and there was a useful pre-install utility which migrated settings from the WindU registry to the text file, I think. > 2. Overall, are there any gotchas in upgrading to CF Server v.5? > Lessons learned? > Tips? Advice? Actually, in my case, it was pretty painless, except for one thing. The Apache module that comes with CF 5 doesn't work exactly right with older versions of Apache 1.3.x, so I need to upgrade Apache - I'm running 1.3.4 on there! The CF install package was nice enough to point out a couple of patch dependencies. You might also have issues if you previously had to change permissions on database libraries, or anything like that. Hopefully, if that was the case, you kept notes. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
