Installing Coldfusion 9 over XAMPP – Part 2 : How to add CF9 Admin Panel to XAMPP Admin Panel

In this second part, we will learn how to add CF9 Admin Panel to XAMPP Admin Panel. It is very easy to do it.

So lets start modifying the menu panel on xampp.
step 1 : Open the file c:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\navi.php

step 2

In this file find :

<tr valign="top">
				<td align="right" class="navi">
					<?php include "navibasics.inc"; ?>
            <br />
      </td>
			</tr>

And replace by

<tr valign="top">
				<td align="right" class="navi">
					<?php include "navibasics.inc"; ?>
            <br />
			<br />
      </td>
			</tr>

<tr valign="top">
			<td align="right" class="navi">
          <span class=nh>Adobe <br />Coldfusion 9</span><br>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td height="1" bgcolor="#fb7922" colspan="1" style="background-image:url(img/strichel.gif)" class="white"></td>
			</tr>
			<tr valign="top">
				<td align="right" class="navi">
					<?php include "navicf.inc"; ?>
            <br />
      </td>
	  </tr>

step 3 : Let’s create the file “navycf.inc” under C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\

Step 4

On that file place the following code:

<a class="n"
	target="content"
	onclick="h(this);"
	href="/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm">Administration Panel</a><br>

Step 5 : Save the file and close. Now reload your browser and there is it, a simple solution to have Coldfusion 9 Administrative panel in your XAMPP Administrative page.