IIS an option?

[cmmaso]

I just installed the developer edition of CF8 on my box at home (running
Windows XP professional, which comes with IIS). During the install, it didn't
list IIS as one of my web server options, so I ended up using the port 8500
webserver built into CF8. Which is fine, but it's kind of a pain having to
type "localhost:8500" all the time when looking at my local practice site
instead of just "localhost". Is there a way around having to type in the extra
":8500"? And isn't IIS supposed to be one of my webserver options?

Thanks,
Christophe

[Ian Skinner]

Post by cmmaso
And isn't IIS supposed to be one of my webserver options?

Yes, many of us use it all the time.

Post by cmmaso
During the install, it didn't
list IIS as one of my web server options, so I ended up using the port 8500
webserver built into CF8.

Was IIS running at the time of installation?

Post by cmmaso
Which is fine, but it's kind of a pain having to
type "localhost:8500"

Somewhere, somehow you can change what port the built-in ColdFusion
webserver listens to, but this will of course clash with IIS if it is
also trying to use the same port 80 (The default web server port).

If you want ColdFusion to run from IIS websites, you need to run the web
server (wsconfig) tool to connect a single or all IIS websites to a
ColdFusion server.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/webservmgmt_5.html#102669

[Adam Cameron]

Post by cmmaso
but it's kind of a pain having to
type "localhost:8500" all the time when looking at my local practice site
instead of just "localhost".

Typing *either* is a pain. Ever heard of favourites / bookmarks?
Seriously: I have all my dev sites on my bookmarks toolbar.

Post by cmmaso
Is there a way around having to type in the extra
":8500"? And isn't IIS supposed to be one of my webserver options?

Yep. Run wsconfig. If it was earlier in the evening, I'd google more info
for you, but you can DIY: google "wsconfig".

[cmmaso]

Thanks guys - turns out the IIS Windows Component somehow got uninstalled on my
box, which is why it wasn't showing as an option in the select box. :S But
useful info going forward. Now if I can just get SQL 2008 Express installed
and working with CF...but that's for another forum...