Coldfusion on Ubuntu 7.10

Update It seems I spoke too soon, and I Was too tired to think straight. I was able to follow the steps and have Coldfusion installed, however I can't setup Apache to listen to CFM requests. I've been trying to run the ./cf-connector.sh script and so far nothing happens, screen doesn't change and every time I try to open a .cfm page the server asks me if I want to download it.

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wow, I've not been this excited about computers in a long time. 3:20AM and I'm still unable to go to sleep, even though I have to wake up early tomorrow (actually today, in a couple hours). Coldfusion was a little more tricky than the other ones. Most of the steps came from Installing ColdFusion 8 on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. But the trick with the correct paths to all the files came from Installing ColdFusion 7 on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn

Add web server Configuration Apache

1. What directory contains your Apache configuration file: /etc/apache2
2. Where is the Apache program binary file?: /usr/sbin/apache2
3. Where is the control file that you use to start and stop the Apache web server?: /etc/init.d/apache2

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Ubuntu LAMP

I have no idea why I was so afraid to start working with Ubuntu as my development box. I was hesitant to install a LAMP server so I can start playing with Joomla and Coldfusion.Boy was I wrong!! Ubuntu is beautiful, I have to admit that initially I liked it just because of the pretty colors and the idea of answering 'yeah I run a Linux system' when asked what kind of computer I use, but little by little I'm finding new cool things about this system. by the way the steps I used to install the LAMP are here : Ubuntu LAMP for Newbies I was up and running and testing a new Joomla installation in a matter of 20-30 minutes, if that. Next, setup a Coldfusion server. çB^]\..

Model Glue and the MasterJedi Series

For the last two days I've been following the Model Glue Series from Ray Camden as a way to get my feet wet. I like Ray's work overall and I think that if I had followed the series from the beginning it would've been much easier to follow. Sadly I'm stuck and trying to figure out somethings on part 7, it doesn't help that I'm using Model-Glue 2.0 Unity and the series is written for an earlier version without any ColdSpring. I decided that at some point I'll start a website explaining basic concepts related to Model-Glue and Coldfusion in general in a graphical way. I like to code as much as the next guy but to me a graphic or a diagram can save a lot of grief and also helps me understand the big picture of things instead of trying to create the whole thing bottom-up. ShowMeCF.com , graphicalCF.com? çB^]\..

I'm officially running Ubuntu 7.10

Having seen what Edubuntu can do on my kids computer and having experienced too many blue screens lately on my trusty but old laptop ( we got in 2001) I decided to wipe out Windows from the laptop and install Ubuntu. The whole thing took me less than 30 minutes and I was up and running with no problems. I know there are certain things that I still have to figure out, like downloading codecs to watch and listen to music. All in time I guess, now it's not a matter of having time to do it. I just forced myself to work with Ubuntu and find solutions to my little pet peeves. This will be definetely a great learning experience. I just now have to find a way to create a developer's box on the laptop. Shouldn't be too difficult I guess considering that I'm using Apache, MySQL and PHP for my latest projects. çB^]\..

New project on the way

I started working on both projects and first thing I needed was to setup my development environment. I started installing Apache, and then MySQL and PHP. For some reason things didn't work out. I got so frustrated that I went and decided that since this is a development box, there was no need for me to tune the different pieces individually. I remember using XAMPP years ago, so I decided to look for the same package or similar one. I found XAMPP and also WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP) . I decided to go with WAMP. Install was quick, easy and completely painless, if you are trying to get a development box up and running in no time, I'd advice you get WAMP. WAMP comes with PHPMyAdmin, however I decided to try some of the apps provided by MySQl, so I downloaded the MySQL GUI Tools. I have to say that is a pretty nice set of applications. Speaking of tools from MySQL, the one I'm interested in, that is in Beta is MySQL WorkBench, which will include the DBDesigner software for data modeling. I've been using DBDesigner as a stand alon application from Fabforce.net for the other project related to Joomla. I initially stumbled upon this while looking for the ERD of Joomla and I have to say that for a piece of software that comes free is a pretty good application. çB^]\..

If I was a Simpson's Character

I played with the Simpson's website a couple months ago and ended up with this character. If I was living in Springfield I'd look like this.

That was a long snooze

Haven't entered anything for months, not that I didn't have anything to write about, just lack of time and too many things going on actually, one of them called Summer. It was a great summer, the kids enjoyed and so did we. Back to business. I've contacted people in Bolivia to start ( finish actually) a couple projects to get my Bachelors degree. I decided to finish things from college now that we've settled down, don't plan on having more kids and have a stable job. The projects are related to things I work with on a daily basis. One of them is an online game similar to Yahtzee created exclusively for my website www.LLAJTA.com. This will require PHP, MySQL and a good understanding of the Joomla framework. I've used the admin options of Joomla for over a year but never really got into messing with the code. This is my chance. The second project is a hybrid CRM system/Project Management System for construction companies in Bolivia. This will require Coldfusion 8.0 and MySQL. I'm excited about this one since I'll be playing with the new features Coldfusion offers and at the same time I'll get my feet wet in the Model-Glue waters. For those who don't know, Model-Glue is a development framework for Coldfusion apps. Lots of things happening. I guess I'll be posting more often now that I have projects outside work.