asked on custom web.config file needed
The custom cms is not working. When we try to use it, we get a generic error page from host. The site worked fine since 2011. Now all of a sudden it does not. I contacted host and they said they have not upgraded any iis or anything like that. Host said I am to upload a web.config file to the root so that the host can see a more detailed file on where the problem could be. I don't know what a web.config file is. I asked host if I could go to the web and grab one of the generic web.config files. She said she would not do it that way. She recommended that I contact the programmer which we haven't used since 2011 and ask him to create a web.config file. Why can't I just use a generic? I am not familair with asp so I am kinda at a loss.
Here is a link that might work. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815179
Advice?
Here is a link that might work. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815179
Advice?
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nsitedesigns
Your site root folder should contain a web config file. The posted link has generic info only.
I think the host is suggesting to add custom error handling as shown below:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397417(v=vs.100).aspx
http://www.asp.net/web-forms/overview/getting-started/getting-started-with-aspnet-45-web-forms/aspnet-error-handling
If you have no experience doing this, my suggestion will be to contract a web admin or developer to do it for you. There is no guarantee that after you have done the changes the error will surface (as it depends how the site was coded)
P.S.
1) In any case you must have a backup copy of your site itself and code in case your host suffer a catastrophic failure or in case you need to add modifications.
2) Another way is to check for errors is to enable tracing if the coder was kind enough to provide that in your code.
I think the host is suggesting to add custom error handling as shown below:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397417(v=vs.100).aspx
http://www.asp.net/web-forms/overview/getting-started/getting-started-with-aspnet-45-web-forms/aspnet-error-handling
If you have no experience doing this, my suggestion will be to contract a web admin or developer to do it for you. There is no guarantee that after you have done the changes the error will surface (as it depends how the site was coded)
P.S.
1) In any case you must have a backup copy of your site itself and code in case your host suffer a catastrophic failure or in case you need to add modifications.
2) Another way is to check for errors is to enable tracing if the coder was kind enough to provide that in your code.
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There is no web.config file in root.
System is running on iis7. (Could have been using iis6 back in 2010 - maybe that is the problem that the iis file changed?)
The error message is a default godaddy page that says "we've happened upon a bit of a problem" .
I doubt a coder was installed.
I will try Dave's sugggested code. Can I just open up DW, clear out the code and dump in your code and save as web.config?
System is running on iis7. (Could have been using iis6 back in 2010 - maybe that is the problem that the iis file changed?)
The error message is a default godaddy page that says "we've happened upon a bit of a problem" .
I doubt a coder was installed.
I will try Dave's sugggested code. Can I just open up DW, clear out the code and dump in your code and save as web.config?
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I will save your code in text wrangler and upload. Will then contact host to see if they can determine problem.
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Well, the web.config file did give us more to go off of but it still did not correct problem. Host reset permissions thinking it would help but it did not. I included the "problem" file.
Here is error message.
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'
Permission denied
/admin_panel/includes/pdf_
Here is error message.
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'
Permission denied
/admin_panel/includes/pdf_
What is the error message your are getting?
Web.config is only for IIS served websites