Setting up a Datasource

This guide will take you through the steps of setting up a datasource in the coldfusion administrator.

To setup a datasource you will need to login to the coldfusion administrator. The Coldfusion administrator is usually found under <root>/CFIDE/administrator/ you will then need to login with the password created on installation.

Coldfusion Login

You then need to navigate to the Data sources page under Data & Services on the navigation. When on this page you will need to give your Date Source a name and select the database type you are connecting to. When you have done this click add.

Data Sources

On the next page you will need to enter your database connection details and click submit.

MySQL

Your database connection will then verified and you will be notified if the connection was successful.

Connected Data Sources

Enjoy!

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