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Confused Newbie - Server.Mappath() in global.asa
Have 3 web sites (shared IP) with a common /database folder outside the 3 website paths -
c:\websites\MySites\databa
c:\websites\MySites\mysite
c:\websites\MySites\mysite
c:\websites\MySites\mysite
My original global.asa connection string 'folder' term was
(1) Server.mappath(../database
This returns the correct absolute path
(2) c:\websites\MySites\databa
After two weeks of normal operation, all DB reliant pages stopped working,
investigation showed that the server.mappath function was returning
(3) C:\websites\MySites\mysite
as if there were a virtual duplicate of the /MySites/database/ part also existing on
.../MySite1 .../MySite2 and .../MySite3 folders.
Temporarily, I have placed the absolute path directly in global.asa. If I put the
original path (1) back in global.asa, everything works for a few days and then stops.
If I catch it at the right moment, a test script definitely reveals that mappath is returning
(3), when things stop working, so I cannot rely upon it.
Bit of a newbie, so I am pretty confused, especially when my test script for mappath
does not return what I expected -
Test 1
(1) Server.mappath(../database
returns
(2) c:\websites\MySites\databa
Test 2
(4) Server.mappath(/database/M
returns
(5) C:\websites\MySites\mysite
Test 3
(6) Server.mappath(/MySites/da
returns
(7) C:\websites\MySites\mysite
I am convinced there must be something amiss with my ISP's virtual folder settings. They have been very good, but I think they to are equally perplexed with what is going on.
I hope I have given sufficient info, (5) and (7) really confuse me any help and advice will be
most gratefully appreciated.
Kenny
c:\websites\MySites\databa
c:\websites\MySites\mysite
c:\websites\MySites\mysite
c:\websites\MySites\mysite
My original global.asa connection string 'folder' term was
(1) Server.mappath(../database
This returns the correct absolute path
(2) c:\websites\MySites\databa
After two weeks of normal operation, all DB reliant pages stopped working,
investigation showed that the server.mappath function was returning
(3) C:\websites\MySites\mysite
as if there were a virtual duplicate of the /MySites/database/ part also existing on
.../MySite1 .../MySite2 and .../MySite3 folders.
Temporarily, I have placed the absolute path directly in global.asa. If I put the
original path (1) back in global.asa, everything works for a few days and then stops.
If I catch it at the right moment, a test script definitely reveals that mappath is returning
(3), when things stop working, so I cannot rely upon it.
Bit of a newbie, so I am pretty confused, especially when my test script for mappath
does not return what I expected -
Test 1
(1) Server.mappath(../database
returns
(2) c:\websites\MySites\databa
Test 2
(4) Server.mappath(/database/M
returns
(5) C:\websites\MySites\mysite
Test 3
(6) Server.mappath(/MySites/da
returns
(7) C:\websites\MySites\mysite
I am convinced there must be something amiss with my ISP's virtual folder settings. They have been very good, but I think they to are equally perplexed with what is going on.
I hope I have given sufficient info, (5) and (7) really confuse me any help and advice will be
most gratefully appreciated.
Kenny
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thanks for accepting and i will look forward to help you in future..
best of luck..
R.K
best of luck..
R.K
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Thanks for your advice. I am still struggling, but have discovered what is going on, but not why - when server.mappath is in global.asa, it is returning a different path value to when the same statement is 'outside' global.asa, ie on another page, but at the same root folder level as global.asa - when i figure out how to give you the points, will do
Thanks again