RDS, ColdFusion 8 Debugger, and Eclipse

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I tried using the ColdFusion 8 Debugger through Eclipse but kept getting an error message saying "Unable to contact the RDS Server 'localhost.'" Not to helpful :-) I am a big fan of Fusion Debug. My problem was two fold. 1. My web.xml file had RDS commented out in a couple spots. The file for me was located @ /opt/coldfusion8/wwwroot/WEB-INF. I uncommented the portions out. 2. RDS default in Eclipse was using port 8500. My port was actually 80. This setting was found within Eclipse, Window--> Preferences --> ColdFusion --> RDS Configuration.

Mike Henke

Written by Mike Henke

Mike Henke (pronounced "hang-kee") is a full-stack developer with 25+ years of experience, evolving from ColdFusion to modern frontend frameworks, AI, and cloud technologies. Based in Omaha, he enjoys time with his wife and three children when not coding.