You can optimize your ColdFusion application in many ways. Optimizing ColdFusion mostly involves good development and coding practices. For example, good database design and usage is a prime contributor to efficient ColdFusion applications.

In several places, this manual documents optimization techniques as part of the discussion of the related ColdFusion topic. This section provides information about general ColdFusion optimization tools and strategies, and particularly about using CFML caching tags for optimization. This section also contains information on optimizing database use, an important area for application optimization.

The ColdFusion Administrator provides caching options for ColdFusion pages and SQL queries. For information on these options, see the ColdFusion Administrator online Help and Configuring and Administering ColdFusion.

For information on debugging techniques that can help you identify slow pages, see Debugging and Troubleshooting Applications.

For additional information on optimizing ColdFusion, see the Adobe ColdFusion support center at www.adobe.com/go/support/coldfusion.