Installing on domains with access control files

When attempting to install the FrontPage extensions on a domain with access control files, FrontPage 

Manager finds these files and performs the following operations in order to complete the installation:  

1. 

Renames the access control file to a temporary name.  

2. 

An attempt to Turn FrontPage ON (install) is done again. If there are more access files, the 

second one is found and will be renamed temporarily. This will continue until there is no more 

access files and the FrontPage extensions are installed.  

3. 

Returns the access control file(s) to its original name. This will re SECURE access to this 

directory. 

If the installation process is interrupted or cancelled for any reason before the last step is complete, one 

or more access control files will become "orphaned". This means that they will not return to their original 

name. As a result, directories associated with those access files will no longer be secure and can be 

accessed without any restriction. In this case, the next time you access FrontPage Manager, you will be 

notified and prompted to either rename the orphaned access control file to its original name or delete it. 

The latter will result in open access to the associated directory. 

To install the FrontPage extensions on a domain with access control files, select the "Turn FrontPage ON 

(install)" radio button and click the "Next" button. 

Since the FrontPage extensions are not compatible with some WebsiteOS features, installing the 

extensions will disable: 

Ad Manager, Business Card, File Manager, Plug in Scripts, Security Menu option and Database 

Manager.  

FTP access to your website (You will only be able to transfer webpages to your site using the 

FrontPage "publish" facility).  

Click the "Next" button to continue. Enter a password in the "Enter a Password" textbox and click the 

"Next" button. The FrontPage Manager checks for the access control files and prompts you to rename 

them in order to complete the operation. Read the warning messages and click the "Next" button. This 

step will be repeated until the last control access file is found and renamed. At this point the extensions 

are installed and the result of operation will be displayed in the "Results" panel. Click the "Done" button to 

return to the "FrontPage Manager" main page. 

Publishing your website

Now that the FrontPage extensions are installed on your domain, it is time to publish your site. In 

FrontPage, from the "File" menu choose the "Publish Web" option. You will be prompted to provide a URL 

to publish your web to. Enter your domain (in the form of "yourname.com") as the URL. This will publish 

your web to your domain and place it in the /public directory. 

IMPORTANT: If you registered your domain name or changed your domain name's name servers in the 

last 24 48 hours, the DNS for your domain name may not have propagated over the entire Internet yet. If 

you would like to publish your FrontPage site within this time period, you should follow the publishing 

instructions above, but use the "site preview" URL. For example, if your domain name is bobscars.com 

and you site preview URL is previewmysite.com, your URL should be entered as 

bobscars.com.previewmysite.com.  

After specifying the address to publish to, you have the choice of publishing the entire web, or just the 

pages that have been changed. If you are publishing for the first time, choose "Publish all pages." 

The "Include subwebs" option is for webs that parent multiple webs. If you re not sure if you have 

subwebs, you probably don t. In this case, leave the box unchecked. 

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