ColdFusion 8 Migration Wizard

This article shows you screen shots of ColdFusion Migration Wizard. The ColdFusion Migration Wizard is used when you have upgraded your ColdFusion installation to a new version.

The following screen shots were taken when I upgraded from ColdFusion 6.1 to ColdFusion 8.

Once ColdFusion has been installed, open the ColdFusion Administrator at http://{websiteroot}/cfide/administrator (where {websiteroot} is the URL of your website).

If your ColdFusion installation was upgrading from a previous ColdFusion installation, you will be prompted through a migration wizard. This will automatically migrate your previous ColdFusion settings to your new installation.

Screen Shots

When you first open the ColdFusion Administrator, you will be prompted for your password. This is the password you specified during the ColdFusion Installation process. Once logged in, proceed through the wizard.

Configuring Server

This can take several minutes. Just wait patiently :)

Migration

This migrates existing settings and resources, including data sources, custom tags, and Verity collections.

Export Settings (from previous installation)

This step exports the settings from the previous installation.

Import Settings (to new installation)

This step imports the settings to the new installation.

Migration Complete

This step simply informs you that the migration is complete. When you click "OK", the ColdFusion Administrator will be displayed.

That's all there is to it! To learn more about installing ColdFusion, see ColdFusion Installation.