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Data sources in ColdFusion overview

ColdFusion lets you quickly deliver dynamic database content to the web. A data source is the entry point for database operations.

Before you can access a database with a ColdFusion application, you must do the following:

1. Understand and determine the database driver required to interact with the data source. ColdFusion uses JDBC database drivers to communicate with data sources.

2. Configure the database as a ColdFusion data source by specifying a driver, adding data source information, and connecting to a database.

3. Verify the data source.

Verity collections  ColdFusion also lets you use Verity collections as a source of data.

Related topics

• About the Data Sources page

• Create a data source

• Verify a data source

• About database drivers

• Verity Collections overview