Macintosh
Install MySQL - This should be done before any server-side programming language like ColdFusion, PHP, or Perl is installed or configured if you plan to create a database driven site.
Install ColdFusion - This tutorial works with Configure ColdFusion and Install MySQL. If you haven't already installed MySQL, you should do this first.
Configure ColdFusion - After you have installed ColdFusion, you will want to configure a data source.
Start Apache - Apache comes pre-installed in OS 10 and is very easy to use.
Configure PHP - Like Apache, PHP comes pre-installed in OS 10.
Install Perl - Perl is pre-installed in OS 10, but that is more for the system. It is easier to go ahead and install this package that won't conflict.
Configure SMTP - SMTP support is built-in to OS 10.
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| Windows
Install MySQL - This should be done before any server-side programming language like ColdFusion, PHP, or Perl is installed or configured if you plan to create a database driven site.
Install ColdFusion - This tutorial works with Configure ColdFusion and Install MySQL. If you haven't already installed MySQL, you should do this first.
Configure ColdFusion - After you have installed ColdFusion, you will want to configure a data source.
Install Apache - Apache has to be installed in Windows.
Install PHP - PHP needs to be installed in Windows.
Install Perl - Perl needs to be installed in Windows.
Install HTTPs - HTTPs can be configured on Apache 2 with Windows.
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