Using the ColdFusion Debugging Options

The ColdFusion debugging options are enabled or disabled via the ColdFusion Administrator, as explained in Chapter 3.

Tip

You can restrict the display of debugging information to specific IP addresses. If you enable debugging, you should use this feature to prevent debugging screens from being displayed to your site’s visitors.

Caution

At a minimum, the local host IP address (127.0.0.1) should be specified. If no IP address is in the list, debugging information will be sent to anyone who browses any ColdFusion page.

Tip

A long-time problem for ColdFusion developers has been getting their administrators to let them access the Administrator so that they can change options such as those discussed in this ...

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