<  Using Cold Fusion with Spiderlink

Setup and Intructions

Cold Fusion is a service that runs on our servers.  There is no need to purchase any software.  All you need is a text editor so that you can write your scripts and save them as text files with the .cfm extension. You may find it easier to edit your code using Allaire's Cold Fusion Studio, a Trial version can be downloaded from here Cold Fusion Studio.
You will also need an FTP program for uploading your scripts and database files to the server.  If you do not currently have an FTP program, please see our Virtul Host setup page for instructions on where to download a free FTP program.

After you logon to the server through FTP, you can upload your Database file(s) to the "dbfiles" directory.  You will also need to upload your .cfm scripts to the "cfmfiles" directory (see figure 1.1 below). After you've uploaded your database, send us an email letting us know the name of the file and the type of database (Access, Foxpro, etc.). We will then assign you a Data Source Name (DSN) which you will use in your .cfm scripts for accessing your database.  The DSN is just alias which points to your database file.

After you upload your .cfm scripts to your "cfmfiles" directory you can run the scripts with any Web browser  by using a virtual directory alias which we will assign you.  The virtual directory will look something like this: /yourdomain_cfmfiles.

To run your scripts use the following syntax:

-------------------------------------------------------
<form action="/yourdomain_cfmfiles/myfile.cfm" method="POST">

or for URL calls:

<A HREF="/yourdomain_cfmfiles/myfile.cfm?parm1=value1&parm2=value2"> Example </A>
-------------------------------------------------------

(Fig 1.1)

Send mail to webmaster@spiderlink.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 1996-1997 Spiderlink Web Services

Back to Spiderlink Web Services Home Page