Getting Started Guide - FrontPage Extensions

What Are FrontPage Extensions?
How To Verify FrontPage Extensions Are Installed On Your Account

The non technical answer : FrontPage Server Extensions are like little pre-built programs that do things for your web site such as count the number of visitors or capture details from a web form. You can easily add them to your web site without having to do any of the programming behind it because they are easily integrated with Microsoft FrontPage.

The slightly more technical answer : FrontPage Server Extensions are CGI programs which provide the server side implementation of FrontPage. FrontPage communicates with the extensions via HTTP using a Remote Procedure Call (RPC). When the server sees the "POST" request addressed to the FrontPage Server Extensions, it directs the request to the appropriate CGI program.

FrontPage Server Extensions are pre-installed on Windows accounts and cannot be removed.

The extensions implement authoring (uploading/downloading documents, ToDo Lists, etc.), administration (setting end-user, author, and administrator privileges), and dynamic content (browse-time WebBot components). Without the FrontPage Server Extensions you will not be able to take advantage of the WebBots that are available through FrontPage. Also, without the extensions, you cannot author and administer your web using the tools provided as part of the FrontPage Editor/Explorer package.

FrontPage Server Extension versions:

• UNIX: FrontPage 2002

• Windows: FrontPage 2002

To verify FrontPage extensions are installed on your account, perform the following steps:

The following steps were created using FrontPage 2000. Depending on the version you are using, the steps may be different.

Open FrontPage. From the File drop-down menu, click Open.

From the Open File window, in the File name box, enter the URL for your registered domain name (e.g., http://www.forexample-domain.com), click Open.

Alternatively, you can enter the IP address for your registered domain (e.g., 10.110.110.10).

From the Enter Network Password window, enter your User name and Password, click OK.

If FrontPage displays a list of your files, folders and child Webs (if applicable), your FrontPage extensions are installed and functioning correctly. Choose your home page Web file (e.g. index.html), click Open.

The file you selected should load within 5-15 seconds, depending upon the complexity of your index page.

·                     If your file does not load, verify that you have entered the correct information. If it still does not load, contact the Domainz Hosting Team for help.