ColdFusion — Robust Exceptions

README.md

Enabling Robust Exceptions

Server-Wide Exceptions (VPS Only)

Enabling Exceptions

• Login to the Windows Control Panel
• Navigate to Website Settings > IIS Settings > Advanced
• Change the Error Mode to "Detailed"
• Click the "Save" button
• Login to the ColdFusion Administrator
• Navigate to Debug & Logging > Debug Output Settings
• Enable the "Enable Robust Exceptions" checkbox
• Click the "Submit Changes" button

Disabling Exceptions

• Login to the ColdFusion Administrator
• Navigate to Debug & Logging > Debug Output Settings
• Disable the "Enable Robust Exceptions" checkbox
• Click the "Submit Changes" button
• Login to the Windows Control Panel
• Navigate to Website Settings > IIS Settings > Advanced
• Change the Error Mode to "Detailed Local Only"
• Click the "Save" button

Per-Application Exceptions

Enabling Exceptions

• Login to the Windows Control Panel
• Navigate to Website Settings > IIS Settings > Advanced
• Change the Error Mode to "Detailed"
• Click the "Save" button
• Open the application.cfc file in the application root for editing
• Add the following line of code to the file between the <cfcomponent> tags:

  <cfset this.enablerobustexception = true />
  

• Save and close the file

Note: If the application.cfc file does not exist, you will need to create one using the code provided below.

Disabling Exceptions

• Open the Application.cfc file in the application root for editing
• Edit the following line of code within the file between the <cfcomponent> tags:

  <cfset this.enablerobustexceptions = false />
  

• Save and close the file
• Login to the Windows Control Panel
• Navigate to Website Settings > IIS Settings > Advanced
• Change the Error Mode to "Detailed Local Only"
• Click the "Save" button

application.cfc

<cfcomponent displayname="Application" output="true">
  <cfset THIS.Name = "Debugging" />
  <cfset this.enablerobustexception = true />
</cfcomponent>