Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Can’t get to html site https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:51:47 +0000 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:44:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15854 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : Thanks dj air - it&#039;s good...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87248.html#87248 Author: mike henson
Subject: 15854
Posted: 19 July 2005 at 11:44am

Thanks dj air - it's good to be hear at last!
 
I wondered why you had hysterical smilies at the end of each sentence - now I know
 
........I just looked at the Administrators Setup Menu.......argh!
]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:44:40 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87248.html#87248 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : mike henson wrote: ..............maybe...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87243.html#87243 Author: dj air
Subject: 15854
Posted: 19 July 2005 at 11:23am

Originally posted by mike henson mike henson wrote:


..............maybe I HAVE lost the plot!?!


congratulations you have joined usLOL

na we all have done something like that or silly its the nature LOL

good to hear it is all ok
]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:23:40 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87243.html#87243 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : I owe you guys a serious apology. Last...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87239.html#87239 Author: mike henson
Subject: 15854
Posted: 19 July 2005 at 10:22am

I owe you guys a serious apology.
 
Last night I sent a serious "rant" to my host because I felt that they were not being as cooperative as they might with this issue.
 
I have just received a reply from them where they say that having checked the "databases" folder they found it empty!
 
I don't normally use emoticons but on this occasion Cry Confused Angry in whichever order you prefer.
 
..............maybe I HAVE lost the plot!?!
]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:22:02 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87239.html#87239 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : This means the path you have entered...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87167.html#87167 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 5:20pm

This means the path you have entered is incorrect.

Check that the path to the database is correct.

Ask your host what the path should be, it maybe simpler to use thephysical server path in your case, if so your host should be able togive you the physical server path to your database.

The install instructions I linked to in the previous post will tell you how to use the physical path to the database.
]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:20:13 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87167.html#87167 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : I already have friendly error...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87161.html#87161 Author: mike henson
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 4:12pm

I already have friendly error messages turned off and the message I get is:
 

Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80004005'

Could not find file 'd:\websites\mike\databases\wwForum.mdb'.

/forum/common.asp, line 260

I have been copying my host on this issue with identical information as posted here but they refer me back to you so I'm stuck in the middle trying to resolve an issue I don't fully understand.
]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:12:16 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87161.html#87161 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : please turn off http friendly...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87148.html#87148 Author: dj air
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 2:50pm

please turn off http friendly error messages within Internet exploreradvanced options, if you need more details on how to do so please visit

http://www.webwiz.net/asp/faq/friendly_HTTP_error_messages.asp


you may find your host doesn't allow that sort of pathing, you may haveto use the physical; path, ie E:\domains\user\databases\www_forum.mdbfor example.


you can find the physical path by contacting your host.

../../databases/wwforum.mdb and ../../../databases/wwforum.mdb should be correct so i would suggest the physical option.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:50:20 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87148.html#87148 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : I have read your docs_access_move_db...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87139.html#87139 Author: mike henson
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 11:59am

I have read your docs_access_move_db but it doesn't tell you how to move up the structure as I need to do.
 
I have now followed your advice but it still doesn't work.
 
To reiterate. I see three folders. "www", "databases" and "logs"
 
The file wwforum.mdb is located in the databases folder. 
 
I have uploaded the whole Forum into the "www" folder so the locations of the common files are www/forum/common.asp and www/forum/admin/common.asp
 
I have pointed forum/common to ../../databases/wwforum.mdb
 
I have pointed forum/admin/common to ../../../databases/wwforum.mdb
 
I have also tried dropping a ../ off each but that doesn't work either.
 
I'm still getting a code 500 error.
 
 
]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:59:55 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87139.html#87139 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : If you read the following it should...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87135.html#87135 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 10:19am

If you read the following it should hopefully help you:-

http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/docs_access_move_db.asp

What you need to do is move up a directory, for which you use:-

../

For example if you have the forum in a folder called 'forum' under theroot of you web site 'www/forum' for the main common.asp file you woulduse:-

../../databases/wwforum.mdb

And for the admin common.asp, just add an extra '../' to move up an adfditional directory:-

../../../databases/wwforum.mdb
]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:19:26 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87135.html#87135 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : Redstation have modified the attributes...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87120.html#87120 Author: mike henson
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 5:51am

Redstation have modified the attributes but I still can't connect to the database.
 
When I log-in to my site via ftp I see three folders called "www" - which is where I place all my files. Another called "logs" and a third called "databases" and it's here that Redstation tell me I should install the database and where they've modified the attributes.
 
I'm sure you can see my predicament. How can I change the two common.asp files to point to a directory which is effectively above the root?
 
The common file in the directory Forum I have changed from admin/database/wwwforum.mdb to databases/wwforum.mdb
 
The common file in Forum/admin I have also changed to databases/wwforum.mdb
 
What am I doing wrong?
 
]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:51:36 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87120.html#87120 <![CDATA[Can’t get to html site : What you need to do is get on...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87113.html#87113 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 15854
Posted: 18 July 2005 at 4:12am

What you need to do is get on to your web host and ask them to createwrite permissions on the folder containing your access database.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 04:12:11 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-get-to-html-site_topic15854_post87113.html#87113