ColdFusion Muse

CFMX & Java Optimizing checklist

Although this checklist ignores the OS, Database and hardware, it is an excellent checklist for the JVM and CFMX server. It's well worth running on a new CFMX installation.
CFMX Performance settings

Optimizing your CFML

There are many things you can do to optimize a web site before you ever examine the CFML. In fact, many poorly written sites run just fine because on big beefy servers and robust database servers. Sometimes, when troubleshooting a site's performance you start with those resources - is the web server too busy? Is the database indexed and optimized? Is there enough RAM? Is the CF server correctly configured? ... and so on. Once you have Exhausted these possibilities it may be time to look at the actual CF code itself. That's when your advanced knowledge and experience can begin to really pay off.

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