Setting Write Permissions
For
your software to work properly your database file must
be writeable. If you are using a hosted server you may
need to contact your hosting company and ask them to set
write permissions. In many hosted situations you
are not able to fix the problem yourself.
If you
are running your own server or have access to the
security settings you will need to add permissions for
the Internet Guest Account (IUSR_MACHINE) to have write
permissions on your database file (.mdb). To do this use
the security tab in Explorer and give write permissions
to both the file and the directory
that holds the database file.
Using FrontPage
If you are
using Frontpage is possible to correctly set write
permissions. If you drag a .mdb file into frontpage it
will offer to move it into a special folder called "fpdb"
that should have the correct permissions.
If Frontpage did offer to move the file but it didn't
have the correct permissions you can try the following:
1) From
FrontPage select "Open Site" from the file menu and
enter the address of your site for example:
http://www.yoursite.com. Enter your user name and
password if needed.
2)
Locate your database folder. It's usually called "fpdb."
Right click to view the properties of this folder:
2) On the
property page select the option to "Allow anonymous
upload to this directory" this will allow changes to be
made to your database.
3)
Click OK and should be all set. Return to your website
to verify that your site is working.
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