Configuring Zend Tool with Eclipse & Aptana

One of the new features of Flash Builder 4 is the inclusion of the DCD workflows, or Data Centric Development to give it it's full title; which allows for easy integration and wiring up of data from various server solutions. This new feature has peaked my interest the most by the fact that the DCD for PHP utilizes the Zend_AMF from within Zend framework. Something I hadn't played around with too much. I'm used to consuming data in Flash via remote objects through various AMF implementations; but I hadn't played with Zend_AMF or the full Zend framework stack. So while front-end communication via AMF hadn't changed for me - per se, I still had the issue of working with / learning the Zend framework for the actual server application development.

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Configuring ColdFusion & MAMP Pro

I, like a lot of developers use a Mac and like most I use a local web server to test the applications I am developing; however, I have had a few issues getting my dev environment running exactly as I want it due to the fact I use MAMP Pro. As the only self professed non ColdFusion developer there I decided it was high time I got ColdFusion installed and running under MAMP Pro. So after much Googling and reading I came to the conclusion that there just wasn't a clear set of instructions on how to get ColdFusion to play nice with MAMP Pro. Luckily I'm not easily put off and after a few hours of swearing at my Mac and many install / uninstall cycles I eventually got it working.

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