Setting up your multi-engine environment with Apache, ColdFusion and Railo

Se#ng up your mul.-‐engine environment
Apache, Railo and ColdFusion
Presented by Gavin Pickin
Slides: http://gpickin.com/cfo2014/
Website: http://gpickin.com
Twitter: @gpickin

Introduc)on
•  Follow along with resources from
h6p://gpickin.com/cfo2014/
•  Lots to cover today, so lets get moving.
•  If you want to ﬁnd out more about me, my
website has more than enough informa)on

Agenda
•  Why would you want a mul)-‐engine
environment?
•  Overview of How to Setup Mul)ple Engines
with Apache
•  Which versions of ColdFusion – 9, 10, 11 Beta

Why would you want a mul)
engine environment?
•  Not all servers are running the same CF
Engine. You might need to support mul)ple
versions / plaUorms.
•  Migra)on tes)ng for versions, and or
plaUorms, CF vs Railo

Why would you want a mul)
engine environment? cont
•  Running mul)ple sites out of CF Root directory
using subfolders has its issues
– Shared mappings means less ﬂexibility in which
framework versions etc you use
– Your code and paths have to allow for subfolders
– Using port numbers means you have to remember
more

Why Apache
•  Apache is supported on Linux, Windows and
Mac OSX – Cross plaUorm + text conﬁgura)on
•  Apache is a tried and true, trusted Web Server
•  Apache can act as your Controller and pass
the requests to the appropriate engine

Multi Engine Overview
myclient.local.com
html,js,css, images
Apache passes the request based on URL
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CF11
Railo 4

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Loads the module and is
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Virtual Hosts
Settings for each Website on the
webserver. Override settings for
logs, aliases I mappings etc

Install + Conﬁgure Apache
•  View my Presenta)on Site for Links and
resources
•  Ac)vate VirtualHost by Uncommen)ng
NameVirtualHost in h6pd.conf or virts.conf
•  Use ‘Include’ to point to central conﬁgura)on
folder.

Central Config Folder
•  Keep all your ever changing files together in
one loca)on for ease of access, git version
control, and automa)on op)ons.
•  {WebConf} -‐ Folder
– Apache -‐ Folder holds all the virts conf files
– Inc_cf*_module.inc – Code that loads the module
– Inc_cf*_conn.inc – Code that uses the module
– Inc_railo_hosts.xml – XML Virtual Hosts for Railo

Connec)ng to Apache
•  Whenever you install a CFML Engine, you have
the op)on to setup your Web Server to
connect.
•  Since we want mul)ple engines, we need to
make a backup of our h6pd.conf ﬁle, and
extract those connec)on sefngs so each site
can connect to the engine of its choice.
•  So we’ll Install, Connect, Extract Code

Installing ColdFusion9, 10, 11
•  Resources on my Presenta)on Site
•  Highlights
– Setup as single install (easier conﬁgura)on)
– Use Built In Webserver
DO NOT SETUP WEB CONNECTOR WHEN
INSTALLING
– Built in Defaults to 8500 in CF9, and CF10, we’ll
need to update the ports to avoid clash. CF11
gives you the op)on to select port during install.

Connec)ng CF* to Apache
•  Highlights
– ColdFusion usually creates a backup ﬁle, but I
make one beforehand just in case.
– Depending on your OS, it is pre6y simple to
connect to Apache, Linux you might need to yum
more libraries and compile the connector.
– The connector creates ﬁles / folders as well as the
sefngs in the h6pd.conf itself.

What does CF do when you Connect
•  Lets Diff the Original h6pd.conf and the new
Connected h6pd.conf
– DirectoryIndex – now has index.cfm added
– Creates a Module, and includes configura)on to
Load the Module
– Includes the configura)on op)ons to allow any
website on the server to server cfml files.

How do we Extract the Config
# JRun Settings
LoadModule jrun_module /www/_servers/coldfusion9/runtimellib/wsconfig/1/modj run22.so
Save into {webconf}/inc_cf9_module.inc
<lfModule modjrun22.c>
JRunConfig Verbose false
JRunConfig Apialloc false
JRunConfig lgnoresuffixmap false
JRunConfig Serverstore /www/_servers/coldfusion9/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1{jrunserver.store
JRunConfig Bootstrap 127.0.0.1:51011
#JRunConfig Errorurl uri <optionally redirect to this URLon errors>
#JRunConfig ProxyRetrylnterval 600 <number of seconds to wait before trying to reconnect to
unreachable clustered server>
#JRunConfig ConnectTimeout 15 <number of seconds to wait on a socket connect to a jrun server>
#JRunConfig RecvTimeout 300 <number of seconds to wait on a socket receive to a jrun server>
#JAunConfig SendTimeout 15 <number of seconds to wait on a socket send to a jrun server>
AddHandler jrun-handler .jsp .jws .cfm .cfml .cfc .cfr .cfswf
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Save into {webconf}/inc_cf9_conn.inc
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Extrac)ng CF9 Connector from Apache
– The connector also created and loads a module
for jrun
# JRun Sefngs
LoadModule jrun_module /{csome}/run)me/lib/
wsconﬁg/1/mod_jrun22.so

•  Jrun Module Configura)on
•  <IfModule mod_jrun22.c>
•  JRunConfig Verbose false
•  JRunConfig Apialloc false
•  JRunConfig Ignoresuffixmap false
•  JRunConfig Serverstore /{csome}/run)me/lib/wsconfig/1/jrunserver.store
•  JRunConfig Bootstrap 127.0.0.1:51011
•  #JRunConfig Errorurl url <op)onally redirect to this URL on errors>
•  #JRunConfig ProxyRetryInterval 600 <number of seconds to wait before trying to reconn$
•  #JRunConfig ConnectTimeout 15 <number of seconds to wait on a socket connect to a jr$
•  #JRunConfig RecvTimeout 300 <number of seconds to wait on a socket receive to a jrun $
•  #JRunConfig SendTimeout 15 <number of seconds to wait on a socket send to a jrun serv$
•  AddHandler jrun-‐handler .jsp .jws .cfm .cfml .cfc .cfr .cfswf
•  </IfModule>

Extract CF9 Connector
•  Now we need to remove and save the pieces
•  Cut the Load Module code
# JRun Sefngs
LoadModule jrun_module /{csome}/run)me/lib/wsconfig/1/mod_jrun22.so
•  Save into a file called
/{yourwebconf}/inc_cf9_module.inc
•  Cut the remaining connector code and save
into file called
/{yourwebconf}/inc_cf9_conn.inc

Change CF9 Webserver Port
•  Port 8500 will clash with default sefngs for
other CF versions, so lets update the port.
•  Edit /{csome}/run)me/servers/coldfusion/
SERVER-‐INF/jrun.xml
•  Search for 8500 and you’ll ﬁnd the deﬁni)on
for the jrun WebServer.
– Update Port to 8509 (8500 + version)
– Restart CF9 and its now running on port 8509

< class=..jrun.servlet.http.WebService.. name=..WebService..>
< name=..port..> </ >
< name=..interface..>*</ >
< name=..deactivated..>false</ >
< name=..activeHandlerThreads..>50</ >
< name=..minHandlerThreads..>l</ >
< name=..maxHandlerThreads..>l000</ >
< name=..mapCheck..>0</ >
< name=..threadWaitTi.meout..>300</
< name=..backlog..>500</ >
< name=..timeout..>300</ >
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Connected h6pd.conf
– The connector added a single line to the end of
the h6pd.conf ﬁle
– Include "/{apachehome}/mod_jk.conf"

•  # Load mod_jk module
•  LoadModule jk_module "/{cf10home}/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.so"
•  # Where to find workers.proper)es
•  JkWorkersFile "/{cf10home}/config/wsconfig/1/workers.proper)es"
•  JkMountFile "/{cf10home}/config/wsconfig/1/uriworkermap.proper)es"
•  # Where to put jk logs
•  JkLogFile "/{cf10home}/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.log"
•  # Where to put jk shared memory
•  JkShmFile "/{cf10home}/config/wsconfig/1/jk_shm"
•  # Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
•  JkLogLevel info
•  # Select the )mestamp log format
•  JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "

•  AddHandler jakarta-‐servlet .cfm .cfml .cfc .cfr .cfswf
•  Alias /CFIDE "/{cf10home}/cfusion/wwwroot/CFIDE"
•  <Directory "/{cf10home}/cfusion/wwwroot/CFIDE">
•  Op)ons Indexes FollowSymLinks
•  AllowOverride None
•  Order allow,deny
•  Allow from all
•  </Directory>
•  <Files ~ ".hbmxml$">
•  Deny from all
•  </Files>

•  Delete the Line from the h6pd.conf ﬁle
include "/{apachehome}/mod_jk.conf”
•  Cut the Load Module code from mod_jk.conf
From Line
# Load mod_jk module
To the line
JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] “

•  Cut the Connector code from mod_jk.conf
From line
AddHandler jakarta-‐servlet .cfm .cfml .cfc .cfr .cfswf
To line
</Files>

•  Port 8500 will clash with default sefngs for
other CF versions, so lets update the port.
•  Edit /{cf10}/cfusion/run)me/conf/server.xml
•  Search for 8500 and you’ll ﬁnd the deﬁni)on
for the jrun WebServer.
– Update Port to 8510 (8500 + version)
– Restart CF10 and its now running on port 8510

executor="torncatThreadPool" maxThreads="50"
port="8510" protocol="org.apache.coyote.httpll.HttpllProtocol"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="8445" />

Connected h6pd.conf
– The connector added a single line to the end of
the h6pd.conf ﬁle
– Include "/{apachehome}/mod_jk.conf”
Note: this is the same ﬁle name as CF10.

•  # Load mod_jk module
•  LoadModule jk_module "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.so”
•  # Where to find workers.proper)es
•  JkWorkersFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/workers.proper)es"
•  JkMountFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/uriworkermap.proper)es"
•  JKIPRestric)onFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/
iprestric)on.proper)es"
•  # Where to put jk logs
•  JkLogFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.log”

•  # custom environment variables
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_URL
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_REMOTE_HOST
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_PATH
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_QUERY_STRING
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_HTTP_ACCEPT
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_HTTP_USER_AGENT
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_REMOTE_ADDR
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_SERVER_NAME
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_SERVER_PORT
•  JkEnvVar REDIRECT_SERVER_SOFTWARE

•  # Where to put jk shared memory
•  JkShmFile "/{cf11home}/conﬁg/wsconﬁg/1/jk_shm"
•  # Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
•  JkLogLevel info
•  # Select the )mestamp log format
•  JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "

•  AddHandler jakarta-‐servlet .cfm .cfml .cfc .cfr .cfswf
•  DirectoryIndex index.cfm
•  Alias /CFIDE "/{cf11home}/cfusion/wwwroot/CFIDE"
•  <Directory "/{cf11home}/cfusion/wwwroot/CFIDE">
•  Op)ons Indexes FollowSymLinks
•  AllowOverride None
•  Allow from all
•  </Directory>
•  <Files ~ ".hbmxml$">
•  Deny from all
•  </Files>

•  Delete the Line from the h6pd.conf ﬁle
include "/{apachehome}/mod_jk.conf”
•  Cut the Load Module code from mod_jk.conf
Fromline
To line
JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] ”

•  Cut the Connector code from mod_jk.conf
From line
AddHandler jakarta-‐servlet .cfm .cfml .cfc .cfr .cfswf
To line
</Files>

Connec)ng Railo to Apache
•  My guide is only a starter guide.
•  Highlights
– Depending on your OS, the installer can add the
connector for you, but not all installers do.
– There are several ways to connect to Railo,
mod_proxy, mod_cfml which uses Perl, boncode
connector, and simple ajp, which I prefer for
single and clusters.

Railo Serves Files Differently
•  Railo and ColdFusion differ greatly with how
the files are served.
•  If you request h6p://localhost/index.cfm and
apache’s vhost is /www/localhost/
– ColdFusion will serve /www/localhost/index.cfm
– Railo will serve /{railohome}/webapps/ROOT/
index.cfm

Tomcat Virtual Hosts
•  Railo uses Tomcat and it maps the passed URI
to its own set of Virtual Hosts.
•  ColdFusion’s Tomcat is designed to receive
this URI and serve the ﬁle from Apache’s path.
•  There are pro’s and con’s with ﬂexibility vs
simplicity.
•  In short – make sure Tomcat’s Vhosts match
Apache’s Vhosts

Extrac)ng Railo Connector from Apache
•  Since we manually added the AJP code, we
can simple cut the code, and save it into a ﬁle.
•  <Proxy *>
•  Allow from 127.0.0.1
•  </Proxy>
•  ProxyPreserveHost On
•  ProxyPassMatch ^/(.+.cf[cm])(/.*)?$ ajp://localhost:8021/$1$2
•  Save it into
/{yourwebconf}/inc_railo1_conn.inc

Bringing It Together
•  Now we have all the pieces, lets conﬁgure
Apache to use them all.
•  If you have not ac)vated Virtual Hos)ng, you
need to turn that on by uncommen)ng
NameVirtualHost *:80
•  This is usually in the main h6pd.conf or /
{apachehome}/extra/h6pd-‐vhosts.conf

Enabling Apache Virtual Host
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost *:80
#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for all requests that do not
# match a ServenName or ServerAlias in any <VirtualHost> block.
#
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin gpickin@skiion.com
DocumentRoot "/'IMW/_'IMWroot"
ServerName 127.0.0.1
Directorylndex index.html index.cfm
</VirtualHost>

Default Virtual Host
•  I usually setup the 127.0.0.1 / localhost in the
Vhost ﬁle
•  Add all other vhosts in the /{webconf}/apache
folder for easy accessibility.
•  Add this line to the bo6om of the h6pd.conf
Include /{yourwebconf}/apache/*.conf
•  That is where all the magic happens

Lets Create Some Host Files
•  Lets Setup 6 Simple Host Files
– Railo 1 railo1.local.com.conf
– ColdFusion9 cf9.local.com.conf

Local DNS via Hosts File
•  Edit your host ﬁle to add the local DNS
–  127.0.0.1 railo1.local.com
–  127.0.0.1 cf9.local.com
–  127.0.0.1 cf10.local.com
–  127.0.0.1 cf11.local.com
•  /etc/hosts on Mac / Linux
•  /Windows/System32/etc/hosts on Windows

Railo1.local.com Vhost ﬁle
•  Create ﬁle called railo1.local.com.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin myemail@mydomain.com
DocumentRoot "/www/_wwwcfo/railo1.local.com/"
ServerName railo1.local.com
#Include /www/_servers/conf/inc_railo1_conn.inc
</VirtualHost>

cf9.local.com Vhost ﬁle
•  Create ﬁle called cf9.local.com.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/www/_wwwcfo/cf9.local.com/"
ServerName cf9.local.com
#Include /www/_servers/conf/inc_cf9_conn.inc
</VirtualHost>

Add Folders and Index Files
•  Create folders for our sites
/{websites}/railo1.local.com
•  Create index.html ﬁle to know what folder
we’re in
•  Create index.cfm ﬁle to know what folder and
engine is running

Railo1’s index.html and index.cfm
•  Index.html contains:
railo1
•  Index.cfm contains:
<cfoutput>
<h1>#cgi.server_name#</h1>
<h2>railo1</h2>
<cfdump var="#server#”>
</cfoutput>

Lets test our DNS / Apache Hosts
•  Sudo apachectl restart – on Mac OSX
•  Service h6pd restart – in Linux
•  Windows – Restart the service
•  Browse to
h6p://cf9.local.com/index.html -‐ see CF9
•  Browse to
h6p://cf9.local.com/index.cfm -‐ see source

Lets Startup CF9
•  Uncomment the include in the vhost
•  Start CF9 & Restart Apache
•  Browse to
h6p://cf9.local.com/index.cfm -‐ see Source
•  Why? Inc_cf9_conn.inc refers to
mod_jun22.so module, which we haven’t
loaded, gracefully fails.

Lets Startup CF9 – Add Module
•  Edit the h6pd.conf and add the following line
above the wildcard directory include so it
looks like this
#Include Modules to Load for CF9
Include /www/_servers/conf/inc_cf9_module.inc
#Load Virtual Hosts
Include /www/_servers/conf/apache/*.conf

Lets Startup CF9- Add Module
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•  Edit the h6pd.conf and add the following line
above the wildcard directory include, below
the CF9 Code, so it looks like this
#Load Virtual Hosts
Include /www/_servers/conf/apache/*.conf

Lets Startup CF10
•  Uncomment the Include in the vhost
•  Start CF10 & Restart Apache
•  Browse to
h6p://cf10.local.com/index.cfm
•  If everything is right, you’ll see the dump on
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Lets Startup CF11
•  Wait… didn’t I say earlier that CF11 and CF10
both run on Tomcat, both with the JK
Module? -‐ Yes
•  That’s easy though right? – No
•  Since the conﬁgura)on is diﬀerent but the
module is the same, you can’t just include
both.
•  Solu)on? Instances

CF10 and CF11 Instances
•  Since CF11 is using the newest version of the
JK Module, we can use most of the sefngs.
•  CF10 needs certain sefngs, as does CF11
•  Most importantly, how does the JK Module
know which Engine to call?
•  Worker.proper)es

Worker.proper)es and Instances
•  Worker.proper)es normally just has 1 simple
set of instruc)ons.
– List of workers
– Connec)on type
– Host
– Port
– Max Reuse Connec)ons

Worker.proper)es and Instances
•  To make CF10 and CF11 work within the same
JK Module, we need to update the instance
names, so they’re both not “cfusion”
•  Lets start with CF10 First, then we’ll do CF11s,
then we’ll create a mul)-‐worker ﬁle with both
instances.

Update CF10 Instance Name
•  Update worker.proper)es
/{cf10}/config/wsconfig/1/worker.proper)es
•  Update uriworkermap.proper)es
/{cf10}/config/wsconfig/1/uriworkermap.proper)es
•  Update instances.xml
/{cf10}/config/instances.xml

CF10 – old workers.proper)es
worker.list=cfusion
worker.cfusion.type=ajp13
worker.cfusion.host=localhost
worker.cfusion.port=8012
worker.cfusion.max_reuse_connec)ons=250

CF10 – new workers.proper)es
worker.list=cfusion10
worker.cfusion10.type=ajp13
worker.cfusion10.host=localhost
worker.cfusion10.port=8030
worker.cfusion10.max_reuse_connec)ons=250

CF10 – old uriworkermap.proper)es
/cfformgateway/* = cfusion
/CFFormGateway/* = cfusion
/flex2gateway/* = cfusion
/flex2gateway = cfusion
/cffileservlet/* = cfusion
/CFFileServlet/* = cfusion
/cfform-‐internal/* = cfusion
/flashservices/gateway/* = cfusion
/flex-‐internal/* = cfusion
/rest/* = cfusion
/*.cfml/* = cfusion
/*.mxml = cfusion
…. etc

CF10 – new uriworkermap.proper)es
/cfformgateway/* = cfusion10
/CFFormGateway/* = cfusion10
/flex2gateway/* = cfusion10
/flex2gateway = cfusion10
/cffileservlet/* = cfusion10
/CFFileServlet/* = cfusion10
/cfform-‐internal/* = cfusion10
/flashservices/gateway/* = cfusion10
/flex-‐internal/* = cfusion10
/rest/* = cfusion10
/*.cfml/* = cfusion10
/*.mxml = cfusion10

CF10 – old instances.xml
<servers>
<server>
<name>cfusion</name>
<directory>/www/_servers/coldfusion10/cfusion</directory>
</server>
</servers>

CF10 – new instances.xml
<servers>
<server>
<name>cfusion10</name>
<directory>/www/_servers/coldfusion10/cfusion</directory>
</server>
</servers>
Note: just the instance name, not the path.

CF11 Instance Name Updates
•  To make CF10 and CF11 work within the same
JK Module, we need to update the instance
names, so they’re both not “cfusion”
•  Lets start with CF10 First, then we’ll do CF11s,
then we’ll create a mul)-‐worker ﬁle with both
instances.

CF11 old worker.proper)es
worker.list=cfusion
worker.cfusion.type=ajp13
worker.cfusion.host=localhost
worker.cfusion.port=8014
worker.cfusion.max_reuse_connec)ons=250

CF11 new worker.proper)es
worker.list=cfusion11

CF11 old uriworkermap.proper)es
/cfformgateway/* = cfusion
/CFFormGateway/* = cfusion
/flex2gateway/* = cfusion
/flex2gateway = cfusion
/cffileservlet/* = cfusion
/CFFileServlet/* = cfusion
/cfform-‐internal/* = cfusion
/flashservices/gateway/* = cfusion
/flex-‐internal/* = cfusion
… you get the idea

CF11 new uriworkermap.proper)es
/cfformgateway/* = cfusion11
/CFFormGateway/* = cfusion11
/flex2gateway/* = cfusion11
/flex2gateway = cfusion11
/cffileservlet/* = cfusion11
/CFFileServlet/* = cfusion11
/cfform-‐internal/* = cfusion11
/flashservices/gateway/* = cfusion11
/flex-‐internal/* = cfusion11
… you get the idea

CF11 old instances.xml
<servers>
<server>
<name>cfusion</name>
<directory>/www/_servers/coldfusion11beta/cfusion</
directory>
</server>
</servers>

CF11 new instances.xml
<servers>
<server>
<name>cfusion11</name>
<directory>/www/_servers/coldfusion11beta/cfusion</
directory>
</server>
</servers>

New Mul)-‐Worker File
•  Now we have all the files updated, we need to
combine the worker file, which allows us to
direct calls to the appropriate instance.
•  Copy the two files into one, remove the extra
worker.list line, and make the remaining one a
comma separated list of instances.

CF11 new worker.proper)es
worker.list=cfusion10,cfusion11

Upda)ng h6pd to use new Worker File
•  Instead of using CF10 or CF11’s module file we
created earlier, we’re going to use a hybrid I
created. (next slide)
•  It points to all of the CF11 module sefngs,
except the JKWorkersFile is our new Workerfile
•  All the CF10 and CF11 specific stuff has been
removed and we’ll add to the connec)on
include

New Mul) Instance Worker File
LoadModule jk_module "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.so"
# Where to find workers.proper)es
JkWorkersFile "/{yourwebconf}/workers.proper)es"
JkMountFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/uriworkermap.proper)es"
JKIPRestric)onFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/iprestric)on.proper)es"
# Where to put jk logs
JkLogFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.log”
# Where to put jk shared memory
JkShmFile "/{cf11home}/config/wsconfig/1/jk_shm"

Update CF10’s Connec)on Include
•  Since all of the JK Module is loaded is CF11, how
can we tell Apache and JK to use CF10’s
instance for this site
•  We override the JKMountFile. This sets this
sites extensions, to an instance name cfusion10
•  Add this line to the top of the inc_cf10_conn.inc
file
JkMountFile "/{cf10home}/config/wsconfig/1/
uriworkermap.proper)es"

•  Add this line to the top of the inc_cf10_conn.inc
ﬁle above the Add Handler line
uriworkermap.proper)es”
# Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
JkLogLevel info
# Select the )mestamp log format
JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "

•  Even though all of the JK Module is loaded is
CF11, we s)ll need to tell Apache and JK to use
CF11’s Mount File, and instance cf11.
•  CF11 has a lot of other sefngs, so we’ll add
those on a site by site basis by adding it to the
top of the inc_cf11_conn.inc ﬁle above the add
handler
•  Some of these sefngs could be shared, but are
separated for ﬂexibility.

uriworkermap.proper)es”
# custom environment variables
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_URL
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_REMOTE_HOST
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_PATH
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_QUERY_STRING
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_HTTP_ACCEPT
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_HTTP_USER_AGENT
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_REMOTE_ADDR

Update CF11’s Connec)on Include cont
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_SERVER_NAME
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_SERVER_PORT
JkEnvVar REDIRECT_SERVER_SOFTWARE
# Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
JkLogLevel info
# Select the )mestamp log format
JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "

•  Replace the Apache CF10 Module include
•  With the new Mul) Purpose Module
#Include Modules to Load for CF10+CF11
Include /www/_servers/conf/inc_cfmul)_module.inc
•  Restart Apache & Verify CF10
•  Start CF11 and Verify CF11

Verify CFll Started and Works
cfilJocal.com
CFll
col<!fus.on
•truct
lnstaUKit Native UNIX
app5erver Tomcat
expirabo<'l {ts '2014-05-15 16:40:51'}
producdevel Evaluation
productname ColdFusion Server
productversion 11,0,0,289412
rootdir /www/ servers/ooldruslonllbeta/cfusion
supportedlocales Chinese (China),Chinese (Hong Kong),Chinese (Taiwa'l),Dutch (Belgian),Dutch (Standard),English (Australian),English (Canadian),Eng
(Standard),Swedish,a r,ar ..AE,ar BH,ar OZ,a r EG.ar !Q,ar JO,ar KW,ar LB,ar LV.ar MA.ar OM.ar QA,ar SA,ar SO,ar SV,ar
TN,ar_ c.a-japanese,ko,ko KR,It,lt LT,Iv,lv LV,mk,mk_MKm, s,ms MY,mt,mt_MT,nl,nl Bf,nl Nl,no,no O,no 0 NV,pl,pl PL,pt,pt
BR t PT
updatelevel 0
OS
additionalinformabo'l Mac OS X
arch x86 64
buildn.Jmber [empty string)
name Mac OS X
version 10.8.5

ColdFusion Done – Railo’s Turn
•  Since Railo’s AJP method just runs via AJP
port, we just need to make sure the port is
free.
•  We have used 8020 + Version for AJP
– CF10:8030
– CF11:8031
– Railo1:8021

ColdFusion Done – Railo’s Turn
•  inc_railo1_conn.inc is set to 8021 already
<Proxy *>
Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Proxy>
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.+.cf[cm])(/.*)?$ ajp://localhost:
8021/$1$2
•  Start Railo and Verify

Verify Raila
Default
Welcome to the Rallo World!
• Getting Started
• Community Website
• Wlki - Documentation
• Rallo Mailing List
• Support &Consulting
Railo 4.0
You are now successfully running Railo 4.0.
Please check the Railo Server Administrator for available updates and patches.
Important Notes
Thank you for choosing Railo as your CFML engine.If you have installed Railo on a public server, please be sun
If you are new to Railo, please check the Getting Started guide on our page on how to begin. In our Wlki you will
If you want to start running some code in this Railo instance,simply place it in the website'sfolder at:
/www/_sorvers/railo/tomcat/wcbapps/ROOT/

What’s wrong with Railo?
•  That’s not the right conﬁrma)on page, whats
wrong with Railo?
•  Remember the vhosts having to match? This is
what I meant
•  Apache sees an index.cfm, Railo serves index.cfm,
but from its vhost which is located at /
{railo1home}/webapps/ROOT/index.cfm

Solu)on? Tomcat Hosts in Server.xml
•  Add / Edit the appropriate hosts in Catalina/
Tomcat’s Server.xml ﬁle.
•  Tag structure -‐ Server > Service > Engine – Host
•  Hosts have following a6ributes (shown in default ﬁle)
–  Name – Just like main URL in apache vhost – railo1.local.com
–  appBase – this is similar to your project with web and non web
accessible – I usually leave this as webapps (rela)ve or absolute)
–  unpackWARs – op)onal – not covered
–  autoDeploy – op)onal – not covered

Solu)on? Tomcat Hosts in Server.xml
•  Tomcat is a fully ﬂedged Web Server, so Hosts
like vhosts can contain many other tags and
sefngs, just like Apaches.
•  A Value, shown in the default Server.xml is setup
for logging
•  We’re interested in just the basics
–  Host – Name A6ribute
–  Context tag – Child of the Host tag
<Context path="" docBase="/{webs}/railo1.local.com”></Context>

Host Contexts
•  The default context is ROOT
•  This means cfml is served out of /
{railo1home}/webapps/ROOT/ -‐ note the caps
•  Path=“” sets the webroot of the site
•  Overriding the ROOT context allows you to
use rela)ve or full path loca)ons for docBase.

Host Contexts Cont
•  You can set context to include other
mappings, just like ColdFusion/Railo CFML
mappings.
•  <Context path=”/coldbox" docBase=”/
frameworks/coldbox”></Context>
•  There are lots of a6ributes for you to research
for homework.

Railo1’s Virtual Host
•  Add right below localhost host in
/{railo1home}/tomcat/conf/server.xml
<Host name=”railo1.local.com" appBase="webapps”>
<Context path="" docBase="/{webs}/railo1.local.com”></
Context>
</Host>

Restart Railoland Verify
railolJocal.com
Railol
1.....
- /www/ wwwdo/railol.local.comI
japanese (japan),spanish (peru),english,ja_JP_JP,spanish (panama),serbian (bosnia and herzegovina),macedonia
(cyprus),arabic (qatar),macedonian (macedon a),swedish,german (switzerland),english (united states),finnish (finland
and montenegro),lithuanian,romanian,english (new zealand),no_NO_NY,Iithuanian (l thuania),spanish
(nicaragua),duto

Wow, that was easy… NOT
•  Few things to remember with mul) engine
•  Server.xml ports must be unique
– Shutdown port 8006 default – I use 8000 + version
– Webserver port 8500 default – I use 8500 +
version
– AJP port 8009 default -‐ I use 8020 + version
•  You open have to resolve clashes, it is much
easier with a system.

Do we have )me for Railo Clusters?
•  I have some slides on this on my
presenta)on site
•  Hit me up later if you want to talk
more.

Too many hosts
•  One of the complaints / confusions with Railo
is the mul)ple hosts required in Apache and
Tomcat.
•  Tomcat does have a Host Manager
•  Automa)on? One big ﬁle like that is messy
•  Is there an easier way?

Include your Hosts
•  Like Apache, you can include your hosts, so
every)me you edit your hosts, you are not
messing with your important server.xml file.
•  Server.xml file is xml, so you can use an en)ty
include, and include a single xml file.
•  This allows you to automate or manually edit
an external file, and Tomcat will parse it each
restart.

Your Hosts Include File
•  Its just simple XML
<Host name="railo2.local.com" appBase="webapps">
<Context path="" docBase="/{webs}/railo2.local.com"></Context>
</Host>
<Host name="railocluster.local.com" appBase="webapps">
<Context path="" docBase="/{webs}/railocluster.local.com"></Context>
</Host>
Save it as /{yourwebconfs}/inc_railo1_hosts.xml

How to Include the File
•  In your server.xml file, right under the opening
xml tag, add an en)ty tag
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='uU-‐8'?>
<!DOCTYPE server-‐xml [
<!ENTITY vhosts-‐config SYSTEM "file:///{yourwebconfs}/
inc_railo2_hosts.xml">
]>
•  That loads that external xml into a
variable (en)ty) called vhosts-‐config

How to Include the File Cont
•  Now we have the variable (en)ty) loaded,
scroll down to your hosts, replace the original
XML host tags with the following
&vhosts-‐conﬁg;
•  Now, when Tomcat starts, it will load the
external xml into that variable and it will
include that xml wherever that variable is
used.

Automate to the Cows Come Home
•  Now you have your Apache and Tomcat Conf files in
a easy to reach, simple format, you can automate all
your site crea)on.
•  Remember, Apache and Tomcat need to be restarted
if you change their Conf files, before they take effect
•  Railo star)ng slow? More Hosts, slower the start
Fix here
h6p://tonyjunkes.com/blog/fixing-‐slow-‐railo-‐
startup-‐running-‐on-‐tomcat-‐8

My own CFML Web Manager Tool
•  I have been working on a tool to help me
manage my dev machines, if you want to try it
out, you can get it from github.
h6ps://github.com/gpickin/CFMLWebManager
•  If we have )me I will show it now, or hit me
up later in the conference.

The End
•  Thanks everyone for making it this far
•  We covered lots of content, we moved pre6y
quick… all of the materials will be on my CFO
presenta)on Site:
h6p://www.gpickin.com/cfo2014/
•  Hit me up on twi6er @gpickin
•  Read more on my blog: h6p://gpickin.com

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