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Every ColdFusion space starts out with a directory structure much like this:

htdocs/

Location where you application/data files should live.

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index.

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shtml

This permit protected page is full of links and information for using the environment, getting more help and documentation, and to provide information about your instance and its configuration.

• WebDav urlsurl: The kproxy or DAVPortal urls url you can use to modify your site files
• wdaccess file editor: This is a utility for editing and configuring any CUWebAuth or Apache-based access control file on your site. It also provides an example/template of the access control directives for using CUWebAuth to control permissions to your site. More information about using ht/wdaccess files is available at the ht/wdaccess page.
• Webserver Logs: index listing of access and error logs for apache
• ColdFusion Administrator: link to the CF Administrator site to manage this Coldfusion instance.
• Other useful links

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ColdFusion settings and configurations specific to your site.

confs/

Some Virtual hosts created for a website will allow customer created apache include files. Knowledge of apache configuration files is a must to take advantage of this feature.

Getting connected to upload content

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Both Windows and Macintosh have built-in WebDAV support in the operating system. Windows makes WebDAV available via Network Folders. Macintosh has WebDAV support in the Finder.

More details for getting set up with WebDAV in Windows network places are available here.

General directions for Windows and Macintosh Macintosh, and other clients are available here.

If you prefer, there are also several excellent third-party applications available for WebDAV connections, particularly for Macintosh, including Cyberduck, Transmit, Coda, Goliath, and more. Windows support at the moment is primarily limited to the Network Places folders provided within the operating system.

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Organizing your site into folders like...

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and so forth. This allows your splash page URL (something like https://cf###.serverfarmhosting.cornell.edu:8001/splash.cfm8143) to remain an "information area" and allows you to easily organize and configure several sites within your instance.

However, you are of course free to organize your site in the best way possible for you; this is just a suggested layout based on successful site development and organization in other hosted environments here at CIT.

Adding additional URLs

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When you are ready to add or move additional URLs like yoursite.cornell.edu to point at your site, please submit a request to webservices, with at least a day or two of notice to ensure that we have time to coordinate DNS moves and configuration updates. If you are moving an existing URL, the more notice you can provide, the better.

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