FP98: Error Installing FP Server Extensions if Directory Mapped (194254)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q194254 For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see 164278.
SYMPTOMS
When you install FrontPage Server Extensions to a Web server or publish a
Web to another server, you may receive the following error message:
'<directory name>' does not refer to a page in this Web.
CAUSE
You may receive this error message because FrontPage cannot manage
content that is not stored within the Web content directory on the
server. If you install the FrontPage Server Extensions to a Web server
that is mapped to a directory that has the same name as the directory
you defined for the FrontPage Web, the server redirects the FrontPage
Web directory to a location outside of the FrontPage Web. For example,
when you install Microsoft Personal Web Server, it creates a directory
mapping for a folder called "Docs." If you attempt to create a FrontPage
Web named Docs on the Microsoft Personal Web Server, you will receive
the error message described in the "Symptoms" section.
This problem occurs on any server configured to map a string to a
directory. For example, some servers redirect "/Cgi-bin" to an area
outside of the Web by default. If you publish a FrontPage Web that
contains a /Cgi-bin folder to one of these servers, you will receive
the error message described in the "Symptoms" section.
FrontPage attempts to create a /Cgi-bin folder on any root Web. The
/Cgi-bin folder contains the Htimage.exe and Imagemap.exe programs
used for image map creation in NCSA, Apache, Netscape, or CERN image
map formats.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Modify the Configuration Files
Modify the configuration files or use the configuration utility for
the Web server to remove the server-wide mapping for the directory,
and then allow the FrontPage Server Extensions to create the mappings
on a per-Web basis.
Method 2: Rename Cgi-bin before Publishing
Rename the /Cgi-bin or other folder on the source server before you
publish your Web. Contact your server administrator to enable the
folder for executable programs.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB194254 |
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