Re: NT Server -- first time user

The server administrator can change the default page to whatever you like
for you.  It's as simple as opening a console and entering the change.

~Val

----- Original Message -----
From: "Louise Dade" <louise.dade(at)ntlworld.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: NT Server -- first time user


> >>> - Do I have to use an .asp extension to run ASP pages,
> > Yes, there is a way to do this, but it's not advisable because if it is
an
> > NT4 box, then every page must be parsed by the asp interpreter which can
> > hurt the number of concurrent users that the server can support.  On
Win2k
> > boxes that isn't the case.
>
> I should point out that I do not have access to the actual server
machine...
> this is only a *hosted* website, I only have FTP and Telnet access, as a
> normal user.  That is why I was hoping there is a method similar to
> .htaccess.
>
> I have gone with every page as .asp now anyway (so the SSI works), but I
> have now encountered a problem.  The server is set up so that index.asp
does
> NOT work as the default page for a directory, only index.htm seems to
work.
> Again, is there a way of over-riding this from a user's perspective, or am
I
> going to have to set up a gateway page that automatically redirects users
to
> index.asp?
>
> > Chilisoft makes an asp interpreter for apache  http://www.chilisoft.com
>
> Aha... I see that the Chilisoft interpreter isn't free - not by a long
shot!
> I did find Apache:Asp (www.apache-asp.org ), but that only works with
> perscript ASP.  I'll have to change the code from VBscript to
perlscript --
> oy, what a pain in the asp!
>
> > I would leave the extensions though and use Visual Interdev to create
the
> > asp pages. Visual Interdev uses the front page extensions to connect to
> the
>
> It's not a large site, and the ASP is only for the navigation bar (an .asp
> include which has ASP code in it) and forms.
>
> Thanks for the pointers!
>
> Louise
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