I have installed ColdFusion 2021 and can access the administrator at the following URL: http://127.0.0.1:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm

I have created a site and set up the datasource, but I can't preview it in a browser. I keep getting a 404 error — The page you are trying to access can not be displayed. Please try again or notify the administrator. When I look at my DSN settings, it's default to port 1433, not 8500. When I click 'verify' for the datasource, nothing happens. The status is blank. What am I overlooking?

This is the URL I'm using to test (folder name/file name): http://localhost:8500/mysite/addAgent.cfm

Thank you.

CodePudding user response：

The port 8500 for the Coldfusion administrator has it's own webserver built in.

The CF admin will only serve it's own pages. You usually need a separate webserver that talks to Coldfusion with a handler. IIS, Apache, etc. Try removing the port for your own custom pages. Think of it as a separate site.

CodePudding user response：

It looks like you are confusing at least 3 concepts.

1. You can get to the CF admin. That is a good thing.

2. Inside the CF admin is the DSN Settings. That is just a normal CF admin page. Port 1433 is how SQL Server communicates with systems external to it, like ColdFusion. Port 1433 is not a page.

3. ColdFusion has a built in server. Are you looking for the directory that ColdFusion uses for its built in server, cf_root/cfusion/wwwroot You can just add a subdirectory and file as needed.