FP98: When to Use the FrontPage Personal Web Server Vs. the Microsoft Personal Web Server (194543)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q194543

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see 161417.

SUMMARY

In order to take advantage of the full functionality of FrontPage, you need to use a Web server. The FrontPage compact disc comes with two Web servers:
  • The FrontPage Personal Web Server
  • The Microsoft Personal Web Server

When to Install the FrontPage Personal Web Server

If you install a later version of FrontPage on a system where a previous version of FrontPage is already installed, the installation procedure upgrades the FrontPage Personal Web Server and Server Extensions automatically.

If FrontPage is not installed on your system, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information about how to install the FrontPage Personal Web Server:

194101 FP98: How to Install the FrontPage Personal Web Server

When to Upgrade to the Microsoft Personal Web Server

If you want to write your own Common Gateway Interface (CGI), Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI), or Internet Database Connector (IDC) scripts or programs by using the Microsoft Personal Web Server, you need to upgrade from the FrontPage Personal Web Server to the Microsoft Personal Web Server.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the differences between the FrontPage Personal Web Server and the Microsoft Personal Web Server, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194355 FP98: Why Are There Two Versions of the Personal Web Server?

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2001
Keywords:kbinfo KB194543
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