Steps to install FP 2002 SR 1.1 onto a Unix like OS with Apache 1.3.26 or later (Done on Debian 3.0/Woody)
1) Install whatever package or source gets you at least Apache 1.3.26 and it's apxs DSO tool. For Woody this was apache and apache-dev. 2) Download the RTR port of Front Page 2002 Server Extensions for Unix Service Release 1.1 and the fp_install.sh installation script. http://www.rtr.com/fpsupport/fp2002sr1_download.htm 3) Gunzip fp_install.sh.gz and fp50.linux.tar.gz 4) Run sh fp_install.sh That's it, if you're lucky. If you're not you'll have to do a few tweaks, here are the ones I needed on Debian Woody. * the fp_install.sh expects apxs to be in the same folder as the web server executable. On my system the http daemon is /usr/sbin/apache, but apxs is /usr/bin/apxs. I just did a symlink from /usr/sbin/apache rather than modifying fp_install.sh. * (Optional) The apache config default is to put the default web site's document root in /var/www. RH uses /var/www/html. I prefer the latter, so I changed the config. * Woody (and some RH versions) have this line in their /etc/mime.types file: application/x-msdos-program com exe bat dll This is good because I don't normally expect to run any of those on the server, but sometimes the server tries to send the client fpadmcgi.exe instead of the contents. I 'fixed' this with this directive in the _default_:<adminport> virtual host and the _vti_bin for each virtual host. <Directory /usr/local/frontpage/version5.0/admin-exes/> AddType application/octet-stream .exe ... (other stuff was already here> </Directory> and for virtual hosts <Directory /var/www/myvirtualhostdir> AllowOverride All </Directory> <Directory /var/www/myvirtualhostdir/_vti_bin> AddType application/octet-stream .exe </Directory> That's it. I was able to publish web pages to virtual hosted sites with that setup. So, other than the "if it 'aint broke" thought, is there any reason people would be better off sticking w/ 2000 or 98 extensions over 2002? Is there a reason they can't use 2002? Will the frontpage 98 or 2000 clients not work at all with the 2002 server extensions (is it not backwards compatible?) Jacob [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Apache-FP] FP 2002 SR 1.1 & Old versions of FP > Details wouod be good! I was just about to tear into it myself. Since > you've > just invented the wheel, I'll wait on it. > > Why use the older stuff? We don't use much of the functionality of the > 98 > version. I'm also a firm believer in "If it ain't broke, don't fix > it!" It wasn't until > this release of our web site that we needed anything more. > > Thanx! > > -Michael > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/13/03 04:18PM >>> > Well it's happened. MS has released a stable version of the frontpage > 2002 > server extensions that will run as a DSO for Apache 1.3.26 and later > and > Apache 2.x. I wish I'd have thought of using the API note facility to > store > the script file name in. I believed that the Apache module API was > flexible > enough, I just didn't see the solution. Too bad, that would have made > me > feel smart :). > > I was able to build the mod_frontpage DSO using Ready to Run's > FrontPage > 2002 Server Extensions Service Release 1.1 install script on an > up-to-date > Debian Woody system (has Apache 1.3.26). Everything went great. A > couple > config tweaks and I was able to publish to a virtual web via frontpage. > I > can post the details to this list if anyone asks. > > Seeing posts like Keith Olmstead's Frontpage problems after upgading > freebsd > kernel, (sorry I don't have an answer for you) and sites advertising > 'FrontPage 98 server extensions' it makes me wonder why the older > extensions > are needed. > > I'd appreciate a little light shed on the subject of why use 98 or > 2000 > extensions when there are 2002 extensions. > > Jacob > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > P.S. I'm on the digest, so I might not respond right away unless you Cc > me. > > _______________________________________________ > Apache-FP mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.joshie.com/mailman/listinfo/apache-fp > > Donations: > http://www.amazon.com/paypage/PT5LZITM9L227 > _______________________________________________ Apache-FP mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.joshie.com/mailman/listinfo/apache-fp Donations: http://www.amazon.com/paypage/PT5LZITM9L227
