cant connect

[christinaDesigns]

I am trying to update my client's website. (As a side note: in the beginning of this year my PC completely crashed and I had to do a clean install of Windows XP and all of my software - I don't know if this has any bearing)

I have added a table to the database online. My client would like to change the gallery page to include a link which would take certain clients to a login and password page so only they can access specific information. I did this previously for my client on another page so that she could update some of her own information. The website itself is running fine online. However, within Dreamweaver MX, I can not seem to access the database(s). (the Site Definition box/Testing Server information tests OK) When I click on the MySQL connection, or try to connect from within Dreamweaver, I get this message:

Error 404: File not found. here are some possible reasons for the problem:
1) There is no testing server running on the server machine.
2) The testing server specified for the site does not map to the http://www.... Verify that the URL Prefix maps to the root of the site.

Any thoughts? It seems like it should be simple, but I can't figure it out. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Chris

[Newsgroup_User]

Assuming you're testing remotely?

"christinaDesigns" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:e39c00$9s7$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I am trying to update my client's website. (As a side note: in the
>beginning of
> this year my PC completely crashed and I had to do a clean install of
> Windows
> XP and all of my software - I don't know if this has any bearing)
>
> I have added a table to the database online. My client would like to
> change
> the gallery page to include a link which would take certain clients to a
> login
> and password page so only they can access specific information. I did
> this
> previously for my client on another page so that she could update some of
> her
> own information. The website itself is running fine online. However,
> within
> Dreamweaver MX, I can not seem to access the database(s). (the Site
> Definition box/Testing Server information tests OK) When I click on the
> MySQL
> connection, or try to connect from within Dreamweaver, I get this message:
>
> Error 404: File not found. here are some possible reasons for the problem:
> 1) There is no testing server running on the server machine.
> 2) The testing server specified for the site does not map to the
> http://www.... Verify that the URL Prefix maps to the root of the site.
>
> Any thoughts? It seems like it should be simple, but I can't figure it
> out.
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
>
> Chris
>

[jugdish1]

When you re-installed XP, did you re-install IIS 5.1 for your test server? If not, you will have to do that. Another step to take on reinstallation of XP is to re-set your IIS security on the default web site. You can do that through the Control panel/ Administrative tools/IIS/ default web site/ Properties (right click). Make certain to set the security on the test site for IUSR.
Maybe that will help. And also don't forget to make sure to re-set your DSN up for the ODBC connection. You probably did all of that already, but just in case you didn't...

[christinaDesigns]

yep. testing remotely.