Using the ColdFusion Log Files

ColdFusion logs all warnings and errors to log files, which aids you and Adobe Technical Support in troubleshooting problems. ColdFusion log files are created when the ColdFusion service starts. You can delete these log files if they get too large, or move them to another directory for processing. If you do move or delete the log files, ColdFusion creates new ones automatically.

Most of the ColdFusion log files are plain-text, comma-delimited files. You can import these files into a database or spreadsheet application of your choice for analysis.

The ColdFusion Administrator lists all available log files (see Figure 17.12), and includes a sophisticated log file viewer that enables you to browse (see Figure 17.13 ...

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