Topic: Front Page Server Extension

[Mighty Bear]

I have installed Frontpage server extensions on my SME 5.6 U3 and the primary site works fine. I am not sure how to add them to a virtual domain after the initial installation.

In Microsoft you could go to a web browser and extend the virtual domain and add the username and password for it and you were done.

Any ideas how to do this or what needs to be typed at the command line to accomplish this?

Thanks!

[Jim Huneycutt]

I also am interested in FP server extensions. Did you follow a Howto for e-Smith with the install? Would you share some tips?

I know many deprecate using FP extensions but I have a client that uses them so I am having to keep him on an NT server rather than switching to SME.

Sorry I can't help with the virtual domain question but I will definitely monitor this thread.

Thanks,
jim

[Mighty Bear]

To be honest I found the instructions on Microsoft's site but when I went to get the URL to post here they have moved it...go figure. They refer to going to http://www.rtr.com to get help and instructions.

These aren't as detailed as what Microsoft published before but I will try to remember the instructions to make a HowTo.

Mighty Bear

[Jim Huneycutt]

A Howto would be great!
Thanks, Mighty Bear,

[Mighty Bear]

Here you go:

1. Download the Frontpage extensions from http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnservext/html/Unixfpse.asp and place files on SME Server

2. cd /etc/httpd/conf

3. cp httpd.conf httpd.old1.conf

4. pico httpd.conf

5. change the Allowoverride none to Allowoverride all (there are a few of them)

6. Change to directory where you saved the frontpage files

7. sh fp_install.sh

8. Are you satisfied with your backup of the system = Y

9. Frontpage extensions directory = press enter

10. Do you want to install a root web = Y

11. Server Config filename = /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

12. Frontpage admin username = whatever you want

13. Unix Username of owner [www] = this is ok

14. Unix Group of this new web [www] = this is ok

15. Select 2

16. Set admin password

17. Confirm admin password

18. Which local character encoding does your system support = 1

19. Select default language

20. Install new sub/per-user webs now = N

21. Install Virtual Webs = N

22. service https restart

This should get it so the primary domain now has FP extensions.

[Nathan Fowler]

http.conf is templated, your changes will be over-written if you add an ibay, modify an ibay, etc.

See http://www.e-smith.org/custom for details on working with the template system.

[Paul]

Mighty Bear,

Directly modifying configuration files on an SME server is not a good idea.  If you install other applications or do a system upgrade that requires the templates to be re-expanded, then you may loose all of your modifications that you made to your config file.

You should write a custom-template to modify the httpd.conf file.  This way all your changes will remain intact.

I am also working on implementing FrontPage 2002 on an SME 5.6 server.  I will post results here.

Good Luck

Paul

[Tim]

Paul,
I have been following this thread as I also have a need for Front Page Ext... will your addition also work on 5.5 ? I would prefer not to upgrade at this time, but if only 5.6 then I will have to.

[Paul]

FrontPage 2002 is a bit overwhelming.  To be honest, it might be somewhat over my head.  I will continue to work on it but it might be some time before I can get some solid results.

I have several concerns about FP.  My biggest concern is that FP is so Apache version spacific.  You have to have the correct version or patch a prior version.  If later you make a change to apache or an update changes apache, then FP and/or apache may not work properly if at all.

After digging into this further I am affraid I might discover that installing FP 2002 may not be a good idea.  I will do some more research and post in a couple of days.

[Nathan Fowler]

You guys may want to look at mod_frontpage or the improved mod_frontpage.

improved mod_frontpage
http://freshmeat.net/projects/improvedmod_frontpage/?topic_id=250

Also check out http://modules.apache.org/, they have a few front-page modules listed.