Some people have encountered problems during the ColdFusion MX 7 install on Linux/Apache. When you first start the ColdFusion server, you may see something like this:
Configuring the web server connector (Launched on the first run of the ColdFusion MX 7 start script)
Running apache connector wizard...
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There was an error while running the connector wizard
Connector installation was not successful
The connector may or may not actually be installed. In some cases it is, but you still get this error. If it is installed, you should know it. Restart apache to make the httpd.conf changes take effect, then try browsing to a .cfm page. If it displays correctly, the connector was installed.
In this case, all you need to do to get rid of the error message is rename the /opt/coldfusionmx7/bin/cfmx-connectors.sh script. Thats normally what happens when the connector is successfully installed – ColdFusion renames that script to “cfmx-connectors-run.sh”.
If your connector did not successfully install, there are a few additional steps to get it properly installed. Change into the /opt/coldfusionmx7/bin/connectors directory. Open the apache_connector.sh file, and fix the paths to be correct to your system.
By default the file contains these lines (among others):
../../runtime/bin/wsconfig \
-server coldfusion \
-ws apache \
-dir /usr/local/apache2/conf \
-bin /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd \
-script /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl \
-coldfusion
On RedHat/CentOS, they should usually look like this:
../../runtime/bin/wsconfig \
-server coldfusion \
-ws apache \
-dir /etc/httpd/conf \
-bin /usr/sbin/httpd \
-script /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd \
-coldfusion
Even though those are the values I entered during the install, they don’t always make it to this connector script for some reason.
Save the script and run it. Restart apache, and browse to a .cfm file, or to the Administrator to verify that it is installed properly.
John Moore says:
Thanks mucho!
16 October 2007, 1:52 pmRyan Stille says:
FYI, I just confirmed the problem still exists in ColdFusion 8. I’m going to file a bug report with Adobe.
10 November 2007, 11:28 pmana says:
And with Vista also.
3 January 2008, 3:38 pmGreg M says:
I had this issue, too (Fedora 8, Coldfusion 8). In addition to the apache_connector.sh script requiring a change, I needed to install the httpd-devel package. That allows the apache_connector.sh to modify and rebuild Apache to work with Coldfusion. That was “Coldfusion 8″
13 February 2008, 5:21 pmRyan Stille says:
You were probably installing onto Apache 2.2.x then, instead of 2.0.2x which was more common. A recompile of the Apache module is needed when using 2.2.x.
13 February 2008, 5:25 pmmika aste says:
With Vista it is really diificult for me.
29 April 2008, 7:02 pmArthur says:
I have just attempted to install Coldfusion8 Standard on RedHat 5.1running Apache 2.2
The problem has not been fixed. Everytime I start up /opt/coldfusion8/bin/confusion, it reports that the connector installation was not successful.
May 9, 2008
10 May 2008, 9:43 amWeBoat says:
CF 8 Apache 2.2 here… CentOS 5 All 64 Bit
Greg M hit it…
Do the file changes
Stop CF8
yum install httpd-devel
restart httpd
start CF8
Everything works fine now!
Thanks everyone. Easy fix
23 June 2008, 7:19 amhoteles.es says:
We had the same problems but it seemed to be fixed in CF*
25 June 2008, 3:28 amCarlos Cruz says:
I’m trying to install CF8 onto redhat 9 / fedora 6.0.52.
24 July 2008, 1:39 amI did all the above steps and i still get the error that the Connector installation was not successful, can anyone give me any further guidance/ideas?
Thanks in advance!!!
Tristan Lee says:
I am getting this error and none of the methods above fix my problem. When I run the apache-connector.sh file directly, I get this:
[root@ns1 connectors]# ./apache_connector.sh
24 July 2008, 10:38 pmFedora release 9 (Sulphur)
Server’s Module Magic Number: 20051115:11. Supported major magic numbers on this platform are 20020628 and 20020903.
Attempting to build connector from sources
Server version: Apache/2.2.8 (Unix)
/usr/lib/apr-1/build/libtool –silent –mode=compile gcc -prefer-pic -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector –param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -DLINUX=2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -pthread -I/usr/include/httpd -I/usr/include/apr-1 -I/usr/include/apr-1 -I/usr/include/mysql -w -c -o /opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/mod_jrun22.lo /opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/mod_jrun22.c && touch /opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/mod_jrun22.slo
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option “-fstack-protector”
cc1: error: invalid parameter `ssp-buffer-size’
/opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/mod_jrun22.c:1: error: bad value (generError running “/opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/build_jrun22”: exit code was 1
Could not build Apache2 web server connector from source. Use build script /opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/build_jrun22.
ic) for -mtune= switch
apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536
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Ryan Stille says:
Tristan, first of all just to be clear the error you are getting is not related at all to the problem I’m addressing in this blog post.
Secondly, you are aware you are installing on an unsupported platform? Adobe says CF8 runs on RedHat Enterprise 3, 4, or 5. RHEL 5 is based on Fedora 6, so you are a few versions newer. Not that it won’t run, but some issues are to be expected.
I would start by googling for the error message you are getting. Searching for “apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536” turns up a lot of stuff, not ColdFusion related, but I don’t think your issue is specifically ColdFusion related.
24 July 2008, 10:50 pmTristan Lee says:
I believe I had this working correctly on Fedora 8 by simply changing the paths as mentioned above and then the connector worked. I’m updating my libraries right now in hopes that will work.
24 July 2008, 11:28 pmSergio Felix says:
Hi folks, just to let you know, I have RHEL5 and CF8 Enterprise on Apache 2.2.3 and I also had to do the path update inside the apache_connector.sh file.
My connector name was cf-connectors.sh I just renamed that to cfmx-connectors.sh and voilá, no more boot errors!
Btw, this wasn’t working on CF 8.0 and it’s still NOT fixed even after installing the CF 8.0.1 upgrade either.
Anyway, thanks a lot for this post, It gave me like a four straight day’s headache. 🙂
26 August 2008, 4:47 pmAarni Da Octopus says:
Hi,
I had this error too, both with CF7 on CentOS 4 some time ago and now with CF8 on CentOS 5. All I had to do was rename the connector scripts, cfmx-connectors.sh and cf-connectors.sh, respectively.
Best regards to all!
25 September 2008, 5:31 amtgs says:
This thread really saved me a lot of time and headaches. I got coldfusion 8.1 up and running on Fedora 7 in about 30 minutes.
Thanks to all who contributed.
15 October 2008, 10:00 amAaron says:
I am running Cent OS 5 and CF7 Dev edition.
After receiving the JRUN/ColdFusion error I changed the pathing of apache_connectors.sh. However, when I attempt to run the script I still get the aforementioned error.
I’ve tried so many different methods to fix this that I’m beginning to forget them.
For anyone else’ consideration, here are 2 technotes that may help.
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_19575&sliceId=2#apache
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=8001e97
10 December 2008, 5:22 pmAaron says:
Whoops, just realized that I posted something that may be irrelevant…i’m getting my pages confused.
10 December 2008, 5:58 pmDiane says:
I am having problems with CF8 on RHEL5 Apache2. I have updated the connectors file per everyone's instructions with no change. I get the trying to connect 12 times and no luck. Did the post from Felix above mean that I need to change cf-connectors.sh to cfmx-connectors.sh even on a cf8 install.
I am so frustrated….
28 April 2009, 5:43 amRyan Stille says:
Diane, you are not giving us a lot to go on. When you manually run the command that is in the connector script, do you get an error? What is the error?
28 April 2009, 10:09 amTad Reeves says:
Same problem with me here – Fedora 10 x64, running Apache 2.2. Needed to install the httpd-devel package due to error logged in ConnectorInstall0.txt in the main CF install directory.
It throws the error: "Could not find the required apxs (Apache Extension Tool) binary /usr/sbin/apxs. Check that package httpd-devel package is installed.Could not build Apache2 web server connector from source. Use build script /opt/coldfusion8/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/build_jrun22."
18 May 2009, 12:21 pmdillon says:
centos 5.3 cf8 apache2
11 August 2009, 10:22 amthnaks WeBoat and Greg M
Stop CF8
yum install httpd-devel
restart httpd
start CF8
Shazam
Jason says:
Hi,
I have CF 8.01 and CentOS 5.4. I have done all of this, but I get an internal server error when I try to hit a .cfm page after. I checked cfserver.log and I do have some permission denied errors.
/opt/coldfusion8 is set to apache:root and some directories apache:apache (as done by the install.
Would I need to chmod anything?
22 December 2009, 6:00 pmRyan says:
Usually you don't need to chmod anything. Do the permission denied errors tell you where its failing? Also look at the other log files, they are under runtime/bin I think. Also check the apache log.
22 December 2009, 10:43 pmjyoseph says:
Had the same issues decribed here w/ the connector trying 12 times. Coldfusion 8 on fresh install of CentOS 5.4.
Pretty much followed your instruction, along with instructions to yum install httpd-devel by greg m/weboat/dillon and I'm in business.
I appreciate your time to document this and for everyone who contributed.
6 January 2010, 12:15 amChristopher Jazinski says:
Awesome! CF 9 on CentOS 5.4 I needed the httpd-devel before i could run the cf-connectors.sh. Thanks
2 April 2010, 1:05 pmWendy Roberts says:
Thank you! Helped with my Coldfusion 9 installation – also had to install httpd-devel and correct the paths.
Cheers.
12 July 2012, 4:00 pm