I’ve been programming in ColdFusion for the past 20+ years or so and its time to move on. The Pricing model is ridiculous the support site is terrible. (It was better 20 years ago when you could click on Support and then click on Documentation) What are minor enhancements are now considered major Revisions forcing you to upgrade often even when you pay for support which I think should include free upgrades. If adobe want to keep ColdFusion around they need to drop their pricing model down to a point where companies will pay and upgrade without batting an eye. There are too many free options th ..read more

I am struggling to get my websites up and running using sub domains.  For example, customer1.domain.com, customer2.domain.com etc. These sites are working in IIS using html… https://customer1.domain.com/index.html opens c:/sites/customer1/index.html https://customer2.domain.com/index.html opens c:/sites/customer2/index.html However… https://customer1.domain.com/index.cfm opens C:/ColdFusion2023/cfusion/wwwroot/index.cfm https://customer2.domain.com/index.cfm opens C:/ColdFusion2023/cfusion/wwwroot/index.cfm This setup is working perfectly on my Hostek CF2018 server but I am trying to migr ..read more

Is there any scripts available to remove the ColdFusion 2018 lockdown tool? The uninstall does not work and it appears to be preventing the installation of ColdFusion 2021. The post ColdFusion 2018 Lockdown Tool appeared first on ColdFusion ..read more

We have a site using coldfusion that is supposed to display images that are pulled from a shared drive. Recently these images are no longer displayed properly. When clicked on to open the image URL an error is received- The requested URL /images/building/ 7780A.jpg was not found on this server. We realized the url being passed suddenly has a space before the image name example above is space7780a. We have added new photos making sure there is no space in the image name to no avail. Not sure why the space is suddenly being added or how to resolve it. We haven’t touched the code for this site in ..read more

You may have encountered a scenario where the PDFg service fails after running the migration wizard in ColdFusion and may have noticed the below error message in the logs. Getting Started: [Thread-12] - Error in setting up authentication for PDFg services. at coldfusion.document.PDFgCryptoUtils.processCipherWork(PDFgCryptoUtils.java:482) at coldfusion.document.PDFgCryptoUtils.decrypt(PDFgCryptoUtils.java:376) at coldfusion.document.PDFgCryptoUtils.decrypt(PDFgCryptoUtils.java:195)   An easy way to fix this is by copying the “seed.properties” and .prikey from the “lib” folder( \Cold ..read more

Sometimes, there are instances where you might need to customize the default Solr configuration, such as changing the default Solr home path. This blog will guide you through the process of changing the Solr home path in ColdFusion to a custom location. 1.  Copy the entire “multicore” folder from the default install(\ColdFsuion2023\cfusion\jetty\multicore) to the custom folder, say for example C:\collections\multicore. 2. Go to the ColdFusion admin page, find the Solr server settings, and update the path to point to your new custom folder.   3. If you’ve installed the Add-on service ..read more

Has anyone added patch ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 12 and broken their server?  Added the patch this morning and now none of applications work.  You get a first page, but they won’t work beyond that.  No errors no logging, no clue! The post ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 12 appeared first on ColdFusion ..read more

The below steps would be used for CF2023 server, when the server is Offline/Private network or connected via proxy settings in place (without direct internet access) In ColdFusion, there are Admin APIs available through which developers can add, modify, and delete Admin task programmatically. This is helpful for developers who do not have access to ColdFusion Administrator, for example, component event gateway, data sources, mail, and so on. To access the components, use the below link, RDS needs to be enabled.     http://{ip address}:<port>/CFIDE/adminapi/ Cre ..read more

ColdFusion (2023 release) Update 7  and ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 13  (release date, March 12, 2024) addresses vulnerabilities mentioned in the security bulletin [APSB24-14] and fixes other security issues. This update also contains a Tomcat upgrade (v9.0.85). This update also contains a major change related to scope look-up behavior that could impact your applications.   Where do I download the updates from ColdFusion (2023 updates) ColdFusion (2021 updates) In these updates, we’ve fixed a few security bugs mentioned in the security bulletin, APSB24-14 . For more infor ..read more

Ensuring the security of your ColdFusion environment is crucial, and by adhering to simple rules, you can significantly enhance its robustness. Here are some key practices to follow: Use Supported Versions: Always make sure to use a ColdFusion version supported by Adobe. Regularly update both ColdFusion and Java to benefit from the latest security patches and improvements. Utilize cfqueryparam: Protect your applications from SQL injection attacks by consistently using cfqueryparam in your queries. Despite these fundamental security measures, it’s essential to be mindful of certain pitfalls tha ..read more