You can install the FrontPage 97, the FrontPage 98, or FrontPage 2000 extensions on Windows NT or Unix/Linux platforms. This document provides instructions for the following platforms:
To install FrontPage extensions to a Netscape Enterprise Server version 3.x or iPlanet Web Server version 4.x, you need to do a custom installation, because we have changed our registry keys.
Installing FrontPage Server Extensions on Windows NT Systems
The installation process for the FrontPage97, FrontPage98, and FrontPage 2000 extensions on a Windows NT system is relatively straightforward. You download and run an executable file, which installs several files and folders on your system. The extensions require a specific directory structure, which is discussed later in this section. After installation, you must perform some additional administrative tasks for setting permissions and accessing specific webs.
These installation instructions are for the standalone FrontPage Server Extensions that are in a self-extracting executable that is downloadable from the Microsoft FrontPage web site.
Note
You must log into your NT system as Administrator or have administrator permission to install the FrontPage Server Extensions.
To install FrontPage Server Extensions on Windows NT, perform the following steps:
Run the server extensions setup program for your language and processor type.
After installing FrontPage 2000 with the Server Extensions Resource Kit, launch the Server Extensions Administrator under Start | Programs | Administrative Tools , right-click on your machine's host name under Console Root | FrontPage Server Extensions, and select New Web. Follow the steps in the wizard to select your server instance and configure it for FrontPage Server Extensions.
Select the virtual servers on which the FrontPage Server Extensions should be installed and click OK.
Enter the name of a new FrontPage administrator account and a password.
You can add other administrator accounts after installing the server extensions using the Permissions command in the FrontPage Explorer.
Installing the server extensions on each FrontPage web may take several minutes and may increase the CPU load on your computer. If this is a new installation of the FrontPage Server Extensions, each page's contents are parsed to expand FrontPage components (such as Include components and Substitution components), create a hyperlink map of the FrontPage web, and extract page titles and base URLs.
The installation also updates the text indices and recalculates the links in the Web, adds a FrontPage administration account, password, and IP address restriction, and reminds the web administrator to restart the server if new ObjectType directives were added to the obj.conf file.
For FrontPage97 extensions, these components are installed in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage directory, where C is your default hard drive. The components are as follows:
For FrontPage98 extensions, these components are installed in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\version 3.0 directory, where C is your default hard drive:
For FrontPage2000 extensions, these components are installed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40 directory, where C is your default hard drive:
Installation also modifies or adds the following files and directories:
Once you have completed the installation process, you must also perform the following administrative tasks:
Installing FrontPage97 Server Extensions on Unix/Linux Systems
The installation process on a Unix/Linux system requires you to have the appropriate file permissions and directories set up beforehand. The extensions require a specific directory structure, which is discussed later in this section. After installation, you must perform some additional administrative tasks for setting permissions and accessing specific webs.
These installation instructions are for the standalone FrontPage Server Extensions that are in a tarred file that is downloadable from the Microsoft FrontPage web site or the Ready-To-Run Software website.
Important
You need to be logged in as the root user to perform the install. The root user must have write permission for the /usr/local directory even if this is not the directory where you want to install the extensions. This is because if you choose not to install the extensions in the /usr/local directory, a soft link is added automatically between /usr/local and the directory you wish to use.
To install the extensions, perform the following steps:
Log in as the root user so you can install the FrontPage Server Extensions from the tar file:
Untar the downloaded file.
Change directories to /usr/local/frontpage/version2.0.
Create a directory named /extensions and move the _vti_bin directory into it.
Install the WPP kit to /usr/local/frontpage/version2.0.
Rename the directory /executables (/usr/local/frontpage/version2.0/executables) to /_vti_bin:
Move the file fpsrvadm.suid.exe to the /bin directory:
Run the fp_install.sh shell program and follow the on-screen instructions, which ask for the information described in the following table.
Installing the Server Extensions on each FrontPage web may take several minutes and may increase the CPU load on your computer. If this is a new installation of the FrontPage Server Extensions, each page's contents are parsed to expand FrontPage components, such as Include components and Substitution components, create a hyperlink map of the FrontPage web, and extract page titles and base URLs.
The installation process also updates the text indices and recalculates the links in the Web, adds a FrontPage administration account, password, and IP address restriction, and reminds the web administrator to restart the server if new ObjectType directives were added to the obj.conf file.
During installation, the install shell modifies or adds the following files and directories:
Once you have completed the installation process, you must perform the following administrative tasks:
Execute the fpsrvwin.exe file to set the server port, test the extensions, install the extensions to other virtual servers, and update extensions.
A remote machine must have the FrontPage 97, 98, or 2000 program installed (Macintosh or Windows only).
If the user wants to edit a web on a different machine, click on "MoreWebs" on the line to select a web server or disk location type in the servername:portnumber of the web to edit. Choose OK.
Select the proper web from the list of webs on the host machine to edit.
Installing FrontPage98 Server Extensions on Unix/Linux Systems
These installation instructions are for the stand-alone FrontPage Server Extensions that are in a tarred file that is downloadable from the Microsoft FrontPage web site or the Ready-To-Run Software website.
After installation, you must perform some additional administrative tasks for setting permissions and accessing specific webs.
Important
You need to be logged in as the root user to perform the install. The root user must have write permission for the /usr/local directory even if this is not the directory where you want to install the extensions. This is because if you choose not to install the extensions in the /usr/local directory, a soft link is added automatically between /usr/local and the directory you wish to use.
To install the extensions, perform the following steps:
Log in as the root user so you can install the FrontPage Server Extensions from the tar file.
Type cd /usr/local, or cd to the directory where the two downloaded files (fp30.solaris.tar.Z and fp_install.sh) are located.
Run the fp_install.sh shell program and follow the on-screen instructions, which ask for parameter information.
Installing the Server Extensions on each FrontPage web may take several minutes and may increase the CPU load on your computer. If this is a new installation of the FrontPage Server Extensions, each page's contents are parsed to expand FrontPage components, such as Include components and Substitution components, create a hyperlink map of the FrontPage web, and extract page titles and base URLs.
The installation process also updates the text indices and recalculate the links in the Web, adds a FrontPage administration account, password, and IP address restriction, and reminds the web administrator to restart the server if new ObjectType directives were added to the obj.conf file.
During installation, the install shell modifies or adds the following files and directories:
Creates .nsconfig files in the /_vti_bin, /_vti_adm, /_vti_aut and the document root directories.
Installing FrontPage2000 Server Extensions on Unix/Linux Systems
These installation instructions are for the stand-alone FrontPage Server Extensions that are in a tarred file that is downloadable from the Microsoft FrontPage web site or the Ready-To-Run Software website.
After installation, you must perform some additional administrative tasks for setting permissions and accessing specific webs.
Important
You need to be logged in as the root user to perform the install. The root user must have write permission for the /usr/local directory even if this is not the directory where you want to install the extensions. This is because if you choose not to install the extensions in the /usr/local directory, a soft link is added automatically between /usr/local and the directory you wish to use.
To install the extensions, perform the following steps:
Log in as the root user so you can install the FrontPage Server Extensions from the tar file.
Type cd /usr/local, or cd to the directory where the two downloaded files (fp40.solaris.tar.Z and fp_install.sh) are located.
Run the fp_install.sh shell program and follow the on-screen instructions, which ask for parameter information.
Installing the Server Extensions on each FrontPage web may take several minutes and may increase the CPU load on your computer. If this is a new installation of the FrontPage Server Extensions, each page's contents are parsed to expand FrontPage components, such as Include components and Substitution components, create a hyperlink map of the FrontPage web, and extract page titles and base URLs.
The installation process also updates the text indices and recalculate the links in the Web, adds a FrontPage administration account, password, and IP address restriction, and reminds the web administrator to restart the server if new ObjectType directives were added to the obj.conf file.
During installation, the install shell modifies or adds the following files and directories:
Creates .nsconfig files in the /_vti_bin, /_vti_adm, /_vti_aut and the document root directories.
|