Tuesday, September 28, 2004
IIS application setup headache
Today was a nice headache in trying to set up an application on IIS 6.0 (Windows Server 2003). The application just didn't want to run and was returning HTTP Server Error 500.
It turns out the problem was an innocent little checkbox called Enable parent paths. (Accessed from Properties->Virtual Directory tab->Configuration button->Options tab.) Once the checkbox was checked, the application runs fine.
It turns out the problem was an innocent little checkbox called Enable parent paths. (Accessed from Properties->Virtual Directory tab->Configuration button->Options tab.) Once the checkbox was checked, the application runs fine.
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Note: when you enable parent paths, it's a bit of a security risk. The application vendor said this won't be required in the next version of their application.
Note: this can be a security risk and it's better if you don't have to turn on that option.
The app vendor said that checkbox won't be required on the next version of the app.
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The app vendor said that checkbox won't be required on the next version of the app.
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