FP: Using a Folder (Directory) Other Than Content

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
• Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
• Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1
• Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server

SUMMARY

This article describes how to change the folder for your Web page content in the FrontPage Personal Web Server.

MORE INFORMATION

You can select a default content area during installation. However, if you change your mind after installation, you can change the folder for your Web content by following these steps:

1. Run the FrontPage Server Administrator.

2. Click Uninstall to remove the FrontPage Server Extensions.

3. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories and click Notepad. Open the Srm.cnf file. This file is located in the following locations:

         Version            Folder
         ----------------------------------------------
   
         FrontPage 1.0      \Vermeer\Httpd\Conf
         FrontPage 1.1      \FrontPage Webs\Server\Conf
         FrontPage 97       \FrontPage Webs\Server\conf
         FrontPage 98       \FrontPage Webs\Server\conf
   
   

4. Modify the "DocumentRoot" line so that it specifies the new location of your content. For example, if you are using a folder called "Webpages," change the DocumentRoot line so that it looks like this:

         DocumentRoot C:/Webpages
   

   Note that the slashes should be written in UNIX format (/). If the path to the file contains spaces, they should be preceded by a backslash (\). For example, C:\FrontPage Webs\content is written as follows:

         C:/FrontPage\ Webs/content
   

5. Save and close the Srm.cnf file.

6. Move your content files from the old location to the new content folder.

7. Restart the FrontPage Server Administrator and reinstall the FrontPage Server Extensions. The content folder will be updated automatically.