dBASE Plus Web application mapping for 2003 server.

[Hylsan]

Hi
Just installed windows 2003 server on my new webserver and now im
trying to transfer my current website to the new webserver. Problem is
that i cant make the new site run any of my .dbw files. Ive done the
same application mapping that i did with my old 2000 server with no
prevail. When im calling the apps from a site i always get;
HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
Ive tried registering PLUSrun to handle .dbw-files but that didnt work
either.(didnt had much hope on that one but i had to try)

Any comments are appreciated as im new to IIS 6 and in need of a quick
solution.

thanks in advance
/Hylsan

 

[tviman]

I've never had a 404 error that was anybodies fault but my own and in my limited experience, I've found that a 404 error means just that - the calling site can't see the files. So, go back to the basics and check the obvious: file permissions, hidden or restricted directories, correct path names and syntaxes. If the above appears OK, try pinging the site as well as doing a tracert.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[dbMark]

Do you use include files such as the following?
<!-- #include virtual=&quot;\template\template1.asp&quot; -->

If you do use them, did you create those virtual directories (sort of like an alias name for a specific directory) on your new web server? I don't remember the details on how it's done, but here is a thread I contributed to about the subject in the ASP forum: thread333-663199

 

[cfneumann]

Which web server software are you using now and then? The same?

Christopher F. Neumann
[dBASE Charter Member]
Blue Star Visual dBASE graduate
ICCP TCP/IP Network Analyst
Data Communications Engineer

http://cfneumann.us

 

[Hylsan]

Like Tviman wrote, it was all my own fault.
What solved it was simply to enable all CGI-script.
Its not a good solution though, since that opens a big hole in the security, so the problem is only half-solved.

Thanks or your replies.

/Hylsan