I was experimenting with the ColdFusion Admin API just to find out what it would take to restart ColdFusion programatically.  Turns out it is very simple!

<cfscript>

adminObj = createObject(“component”,”cfide.adminapi.administrator”);

adminObj.login(“ColdFusion Password”);

// Instantiate the serverInstance object.
myServer =  createObject(“component”,”cfide.adminapi.serverInstance”);

myServer.restartInstance(“InstanceName”);

</cfscript>

Or maybe you want to enable/disable Robust Debugging?

myDebugging = createObject(“component”,”cfide.adminapi.debugging”);

myDebugging.setDebugProperty(“enableRobustExceptions”,true);

Cool huh?

 

Available Admin API objects:

administrator.cfc Contains basic Administrator functionality, including login, logout, the Migration Wizard, and the Setup Wizard. You must call the

login

method before calling any other methods in the Administrator API. 
base.cfc Base object for all other Administrator API CFCs.
datasource.cfc Add, modify, and delete ColdFusion data sources.
debugging.cfc Manage debug settings.
eventgateway.cfc Manage event gateways.
extensions.cfc Manage custom tags, mappings, CFXs, applets, CORBA, and web services.
mail.cfc Manage ColdFusion mail settings.
runtime.cfc Manage runtime settings for fonts, cache, charts, configuration, and other settings.
security.cfc Manage passwords, RDS, and sandbox security.
serverinstance.cfc Start, stop, and restart JRun servers. This CFC only works when running the multiserver configuration.