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Configure CF11 with MAMP Pro

My Objective:

to install CF11 with an Apache web connector connected to MAMP Pro, such that I can add hosts via MAMP Pro that resolve to coldfusion web apps.

My Environment:

  • OSX 10.10.5 (Yosimite)
  • ColdFusion 11
  • MAMP 3.2.1

My Problem:

I'm not really sure how to add an apache web connector for CF11. I've found the references below helpful, but they haven't really gotten me where I need to go. I think it boils down to this...

  1. Run wsconfig by double clicking (/Applications/ColdFusion11/cfusion/runtime/bin/wsconfig)
  2. Click "Add" to add a configured web server
  3. AppServer Host: localhost
  4. Web Server: Apache
  5. Configuration Directory: /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf
  6. Advanced > Directory and file name of server binary /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/httpd
  7. Advanced > Directory and file name of server control script /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/apachectl

At this point, I'd expect that I'd probably need to open MAMP and manually edit the httpd.conf file per the warning by Strick Insights below, but unfortunately I get this error. I have tried shutting down MAMP before committing the changes in case MAMP had a lock on the files, but that did NOT help.

Error: Could not save changes to file /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/httpd.conf

My Question:

Is it obvious to anyone where I've gone wrong here? Any advice on what my next steps ought to be?

References:

Solution

  • Running the command with sudo solves for the error. 

    $ sudo /Applications/ColdFusion11/cfusion/runtime/bin/wsconfig