Troubleshooting & help
Common issues
When I click Contact Us, I’m not able to sign in or my product isn't listed. How do I contact support?
If Adobe ColdFusion is owned by your company or organization, you won’t see it listed under your Adobe ID. Chat with Adobe Customer Care.
Download & install
How do I install ColdFusion?
Get help installing ColdFusion. Download the product from the ColdFusion Downloads page.
Why won't ColdFusion install?
Learn how to resolve many ColdFusion installation issues.
Can I download a trial copy of ColdFusion?
Yes. You can download a 30-day free trial of ColdFusion. You need to sign in with an Adobe ID and password to download a trial. For help, see Download and install non-Creative Cloud trial apps.
How do I install ColdFusion Express?
ColdFusion Express is a new deployment option for ColdFusion (2016 release). It allows you to quickly set up a development instance of ColdFusion without running a full installer. See Installing ColdFusion Express.
My trial is expiring soon. How do I convert it?
At the end of the 30-day trial period, the Trial edition of ColdFusion automatically becomes the Developer edition, a free, full-featured server for development use only. If you want to build and deploy applications, purchase either ColdFusion Standard or Enterprise edition. Learn more about the different editions of ColdFusion and purchasing options.
Getting started
Where can I find basic troubleshooting information?
Learn some basic troubleshooting tests to help you resolve issues.
How do I use ColdFusion Administrator?
Learn how to use the ColdFusion Administrator to adjust settings and services, change passwords, and other administrative tasks.
How do I set up debugging?
Learn how to set up ColdFusion to use the Debugger.
How do I set up data sources?
Get information on data source management.
Developing applications
Where can I find information on developing applications?
What is ColdFusion Builder?
ColdFusion Builder is an IDE that lets you develop and deploy mobile applications. Learn more in this ColdFusion Builder FAQ.
Where can I get information on using ColdFusion Builder?
Where can I find information on developing mobile apps?
How do I enable RESTful web services?
CFML
Has anything changed in CFML with the latest release of ColdFusion?
Yes. Learn about the new CFML tags and functions available in ColdFusion (2016 release).
Where can I find CFML documentation?
Get help with CFML tags, functions, reserved variables, and more in the CFML user guide. You can also find information in this CFML programming language guide.
I need information on serializeJSON and deserializeJSON.
Get information about the parameters and usage of the serializeJSON and deserializeJSON functions.
I need information on using an array.
Learn how to use dynamic, multidimensional arrays and structures.
Updates
Where can I find the latest updates?
Find the latest updates to ColdFusion (2016 release), along with information on what each update includes and the release date. For other updates, see the ColdFusion Updates page.
What is the difference between ColdFusion (2016 release) and previous versions?
Compare ColdFusion Standard (2016 release) to previous versions of ColdFusion Standard. Or, compare ColdFusion Enterprise (2016 release) to previous versions of ColdFusion Enterprise.
Where can I find help on previous versions of ColdFusion?
Find documentation for ColdFusion 11 and previous versions in this archive.
How do I uninstall an update?
Learn how to uninstall the latest update if you run into problems.
Community
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