JetStat Asp Login for FrontPage 2002/2000/2003 Setup Guide.
Script setup is easy and quick. But before:
1. Please check that an .ASP technology is enabled in your FrontPage.
Run FrontPage.
Open menu "Tools" then choose "Page Options".(Alt+t,a)
Choose "Compatibility" tab.
Check that tick for "Active Server Pages" is on.
Click "OK".
2. Create new "Empty Web".
Click menu "File/New".
Then menu "New page or web".
Click item "Empty Web" on "New Page or Web" bar.
"Web Site Templates" dialog will be displayed.
Choose "Empty Web" on left side.
Specify the location of the new web. Here will be your source copy of the login files.
Click "OK" and wait until new web will be created.
Swith to Windows Desktop. Unzip contents of the received archive with JS Asp Login to folder by your choice and navigate to this folder. Using Windows Explorer open folder with name "Login".
Select ALL files and subfolders from "login" folder (press Ctrl+a).
Drag and Drop all this files and folders to the FrontPage "Folders List" window.
FrontPage will start importing sequence.
You will receive a question:
Click "YES".
After all you will have a ready to publish sub web.
Go to menu: "File/Publish Web" and choose your destination url (here is only example target, please use your own). Then click "OK".
Click "OK" if your target web does not exist. Then you will see a publish dialog:
Click "Publish" button.
You may click to the link to see your published web site.
Well done. JS Asp Login is installed successfully.
Appendix: Easy troubleshooting and setup tricks.
Additionally you may need to change some default settings.Please edit "config.asp" in HTML mode only to do so. All lines is commented.
Also possible error:
- If you getting an error running "debug.asp" on imported local copy of the script.
- When you doing "File/Preview in Browser" and click debug link on default title page.
Example:
This is because FrontPage does not gives permissions to write for "fpdb" folder which contain users database (Access .mdb file).
Quick Solution:
First method
Just publish script to your local webserver. And use this new copy as your source.
Afrer that original source web may be deleted.
Second method:
It is more difficult way. Using Windows Explorer give required permissions to write on "fpdb" folder for "Internet Guest Account".
Sequence:
•Navigate to "\Inetpub\wwwroot\<loginfoldername>\"
•Right click on "fpdb" foler and choose "Properties".
•Open "Security" tab in the "fpdp Properties" dialog.
•Click "Add" button. "Select Users and Groups" dialog will appear.
•Find and Select: "IUSR_<anyword>" item.
•Click "Add" and then "OK" buttons.
•In the "fpdb Properties" dialog "Intenet Guest Account" will be added.
•Select this account and in the "Permissions/Write" tick "Allow" flag.
•Click "OK" button.
That's all. Required permissions were added.
Please note: you not required to do this steps in case if you choose First method. FrontPage will automatically create required permissions on publishing. Also you do not need this on publishing to your internet web server (hosting).
This is a beta version of the document. If you found any errors or language erros please report to admin@jetstat.com. Your help is really appreciated.