The ColdFusion Logging Page

ColdFusion generates log files you can use to help monitor ColdFusion server activity as well as activity in your ColdFusion applications. ColdFusion generates several different log files, most of which are written to \Cfusion\Log on Windows. All log files are written in comma delimited format.

In addition to logging options, the Logging page contains a few other administrative options.

Log directory

The default location for ColdFusion log files in Windows is cfusion\log. You can specify a new location for ColdFusion log files by entering a new value in the Log Directory list box.

Log slow pages

ColdFusion allows you to track pages in your applications that take longer than a specified length of time to process. You can specify the amount of time ColdFusion allows before writing an entry to the server.log file.

Log files created by ColdFusion


ColdFusion Log Files
Log Filename	Description
exec.log	Logs problems with the ColdFusion Server service. If the ColdFusion service hangs or if the service was unable to access the system registry, that information is written to `cfexec.log`.
rdseservice.log	Logs errors occurring in the ColdFusion RDS service, which provides file, debugging, directory, and database browsing services for ColdFusion Studio.
application.log	Logs every ColdFusion error reported back to a user. All application page errors, including ColdFusion syntax errors, ODBC errors, and SQL errors, are written to this log file. Every error message that is displayed on a user's browser is logged here, along with the visitor's IP address and browser information, if possible.
webserver.log	Logs errors occurring in the Web server and the ColdFusion stub.
schedule.log	Logs scheduled events that have been submitted for execution. Indicates whether the task submission was initiated and if it succeeded. Provides the scheduled page URL, the date and time executed, and a task ID.
server.log	Logs errors that occurred in the communication between ColdFusion and your Web server. This file is meant primarily to help Allaire Technical Support personnel.
customtag.log	Logs errors generated in custom tag processing.
remote.log	The Network Listener Module (NLM) writes various messages to the `remote.log` file relating to a distributed ColdFusion configuration.
errors.log	Logs errors generated in attempts to send mail from ColdFusion applications. Stored in `cfusion\mail\log` (Windows).