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Migrating CFMX From Windows to Linux

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This was a thread from a while back n the CFDJ list in which someone asked what needed to be considered when migrating CFMX instance running on JRun from a windows server to a Linux box. I have summarised the findings for posterity:

  • Files are case sensitive on unix, hence Application.cfm, OnRequestEnd.cfm and all cfincludes must have the exact case.
  • The same applies to <a href=”“> and <img src=”“>, however there is a module for Apache that allows you to fix that potential pitfall.
  • No COM support
  • Any C++ CFX tags would need to be recompiled for Linux
  • Verity Support is limited to certain Linux distros see the release notes
  • talking to an MS Access database is trickier.