Summary

This chapter covered the components of a ColdFusion application. You can use Application.cfm and OnRequestEnd.cfm to develop an application. ColdFusion applications can be developed most effectively in the Dreamweaver MX environment, which is efficiently integrated with ColdFusion MX. For effective execution of an application, you need to map its directories. The chapter also discussed some techniques for making applications more efficient.

In the next chapter, you'll lean how to create and use form handlers in ColdFusion MX.