The following 4 tutorial articles on ColdFusion that will help you use this tool for creating interactive and database driven web sites.
ColdFusion MX Overview:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/02/34/index3a.html?tw=programming
ColdFusion Integration with Dreamweaver, GoLive, and UltraDev:
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=18013&method=full
Top Ten ColdFusion UDF Tips:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/02/22/udftips.html
Ten tips for working with User Defined Functions in ColdFusion, by Rob Brooks-Bilson, the author of "Programming ColdFusion."
Top Ten Tips for Developing ColdFusion Components:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2003/09/24/coldfusion_tips.html
ColdFusion Components, or CFCs, are a new construct in ColdFusion MX that allow you to move from totally procedural development to a more object-oriented approach. Because this represents a new paradigm for many ColdFusion developers, Robert Brooks-Bilson, author of Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/coldfusion2/index.html?CMP=IL7015), has assembled a list of tips to keep in mind when developing with CFCs.