Publishing from one web host to another

[Jim]

We are changing web hosting services. The old host is
using IIS5 and the new host is using IIS6. That is the
major difference that I have noticed. Using FrontPage
2002, I opened the old site and then selected publish and
then typed in the new site. After FP was done, it said
the website was published successfully but we are unable
to view it on the new server. All we get is an HTTP 500
internal server error. The home page is ASP but using FP
and browsing through the folders we are able to open
other ASP pages.

What are we missing?

Thanks for you help!

 

[MD WebsUnlimited.com]

Hi Jim,

Are you able to open other ASP pages at the same level as the page with the
500 error?

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[Jim Cheshire]

Jim,

An HTTP 500 simply means that there was an error on the server. This true
error is masked by Internet Explorer by default. To find out what the real
error is, you need to turn off friendly HTTP error messages.

Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools and then click Internet Options.
Click the Advanced tab and uncheck the "Show friendly HTTP error messages"
checkbox. Now browse to your ASP page and you should see the real error.

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[Jim]

Jim,

Thanks for your response.

Now the Internet Explorer error message reads -

Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80004005'

Disk or network error.

/template.asp, line 17

Is line 17 the problem? Opening template.asp in notepad
and counting down 17 lines, Line 17 reads -

conn.Open dbPath

I am not sure what that means.

 

[Jim Cheshire]

Hi Jim,

That looks to me like it can't find the Access database, or that you are
being denied access to the database for some reason.

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Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
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