Dreamweaver - 500 Internal Server Error

Report · Nov 26, 2008

I am sort of new to the web development world and I have stepped over into developing dynamic content amongst website applications. I have found that all the pages work fine on my site built with Dreamweaver (ASP), but the pages that consist dynamic content do not load (I get the 505 Internal Server Error).

When I attempt to define my site as a new site within the Internet Information Services Manager and I test the connection; Authentication reads "Pass thru Authentication" and Authorization read "Cannot Verify Access to Path" with the following description:

The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that <domain>\<computer_name>$ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again.

How do I "make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path"? I built the site with Dreamweaver CS3, running OS Vista Service Pack 1, and have IIS 6.0 installed on this machine. Though I am sure there is something I am doing wrong, but is there also something I am missing? Can anyone help me understand what is and what is not happening when I try to load dynamic pages.

Any assistance and direction would be greatly appreciated at this point!

Thanks,

Matthew Trueblood

Report · Dec 01, 2008

Vista uses IIS 7.

See if this helps:

http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/5/21/1718507.aspx

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"mtrueblood" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I am sort of new to the web development world and I have stepped over into
> developing dynamic content amongst website applications. I have found that
> all
> the pages work fine on my site built with Dreamweaver (ASP), but the pages
> that
> consist dynamic content do not load (I get the 505 Internal Server Error).
>
> When I attempt to define my site as a new site within the Internet
> Information
> Services Manager and I test the connection; Authentication reads "Pass
> thru
> Authentication" and Authorization read "Cannot Verify Access to Path" with
> the
> following description:
>
> The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a
> built-in
> account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot
> verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the
> application
> pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is
> joined to
> a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or
> LocalSystem,
> verify that <domain>\<computer_name>$ has Read access to the physical
> path.
> Then test these settings again.
>
> How do I "make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to
> the
> physical path"? I built the site with Dreamweaver CS3, running OS Vista
> Service
> Pack 1, and have IIS 6.0 installed on this machine. Though I am sure there
> is
> something I am doing wrong, but is there also something I am missing? Can
> anyone help me understand what is and what is not happening when I try to
> load
> dynamic pages.
>
> Any assistance and direction would be greatly appreciated at this point!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthew Trueblood
>

>

Report · Dec 02, 2008

Thanks for the reply!

Just so I understand what I have read on the blog you have suggested, I need to:

"turn off loadUserProfile, or ACL the temp directory to allow writes."

Please let me know if I have read the blog correctly, and that I am heading in the right direction! Thanks!

- Matt

Report · Dec 02, 2008

Yes, but you should also do the other things in the blog.

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"mtrueblood" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply!
>
> Just so I understand what I have read on the blog you have suggested, I
> need
> to:
>
> "turn off loadUserProfile, or ACL the temp directory to allow writes."
>
> Please let me know if I have read the blog correctly, and that I am
> heading in
> the right direction! Thanks!
>
> - Matt
>

Report · Dec 02, 2008

Great. Thanks. I will look into it and report back what I find.

Thanks again!

Report · Dec 02, 2008

I found an adobe tutorial that walks a user through setting up an ASP development environment and Developing a web application with Dreamweaver. Here is the issue:

I can access the send.asp page with server behaviors, no problem, but I can access the View.asp page by typing http://localhost/MyWebApp/view.asp in the URL, only if I have removed the Bindings. Send.asp works fine, view.asp does not. No Bindings and the page will load either through Live Data View, Preview in Browser, and by typing http://localhost/MyWebApp/view.asp in the URL. Once I add the Bindings back to the page, the page will not load and I get the HTTP 500 Interal Server Error everytime.

The Connection to Database test feature reported a successful connection to the database. IIS is running smoothly as my timetest.asp file works everytime. Please help!

Report · Dec 02, 2008

The tutorial is here if needed:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_asp_02.html#configs

Thanks - Matt

Report · Dec 02, 2008

You need to turn off friendly HTTP error messages in Internet explorer to
see what error you are getting.

To do this in IE, click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > and uncheck
the Show friendly HTTP error messages checkbox.

Now view your page and let me know what the error is.

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"mtrueblood" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I found an adobe tutorial that walks a user through setting up an ASP
> development environment and Developing a web application with Dreamweaver.
> Here
> is the issue:
>
> I can access the send.asp page with server behaviors, no problem, but I
> can
> access the View.asp page by typing http://localhost/MyWebApp/view.asp in
> the
> URL, only if I have removed the Bindings. Send.asp works fine, view.asp
> does
> not. No Bindings and the page will load either through Live Data View,
> Preview
> in Browser, and by typing http://localhost/MyWebApp/view.asp in the URL.
> Once I
> add the Bindings back to the page, the page will not load and I get the
> HTTP
> 500 Interal Server Error everytime.
>
> The Connection to Database test feature reported a successful connection
> to
> the database. IIS is running smoothly as my timetest.asp file works
> everytime.
> Please help!
>

Report · Dec 03, 2008

I actually got it to work finally!

One last problem I am having is that I cannot send data (a new record) to my MS Access database file via form, from my contact us ASP page. But I can add a record to my database manually, save it, upload it, and view the contactus_results page to see the new record is there.

What do I need to do to allow access from the contact us ASP page to the MS Access database.

Please help! Thanks - Matt

Report · Dec 03, 2008

These were for Dreamweaver MX, but might still be useful:

http://www.fordwebs.com/mx-asp/index.asp

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"mtrueblood" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I actually got it to work finally!
>
> One last problem I am having is that I cannot send data (a new record) to
> my
> MS Access database file via form, from my contact us ASP page. But I can
> add a
> record to my database manually, save it, upload it, and view the
> contactus_results page to see the new record is there.
>
> What do I need to do to allow access from the contact us ASP page to the
> MS
> Access database.
>
> Please help! Thanks - Matt
>

Report · Dec 03, 2008

Great tutorials! Thank you for the information.

I have my pages created already and based on your tutorials, I think I have all of them created correctly. One difference is that I have created a Data Source Name (DSN) to where you created a Customer Connection String... Could that be the difference? Could that be the answer as to why my contact us page cannot modify the MS Access database when the form is submitted?

I seem to think that I have to change the permissions on the MS Access database that will allow the contact us ASP page to make modifications to the database... Do you think I am off base in thinking so?

Thanks - Matt

Report · Dec 03, 2008

Matt,

No that would not cause your problem.

Are you getting any errors when you try?

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"mtrueblood" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Great tutorials! Thank you for the information.
>
> I have my pages created already and based on your tutorials, I think I
> have
> all of them created correctly. One difference is that I have created a
> Data
> Source Name (DSN) to where you created a Customer Connection String...
> Could
> that be the difference? Could that be the answer as to why my contact us
> page
> cannot modify the MS Access database when the form is submitted?
>
> I seem to think that I have to change the permissions on the MS Access
> database that will allow the contact us ASP page to make modifications to
> the
> database... Do you think I am off base in thinking so?
>
> Thanks - Matt
>

Report · Dec 03, 2008

Yes, I get the HTTP 500 Internal Server Error. Just the general server error message as I have Show Friendly HTTP Error Message turned on. When I choose to not Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages, I get this:

--An error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.
If you are the system administrator please click here* to find out more about this error.--

here* takes me to - http://blogs.iis.net/thomad/archive/2007/02/06/security-is-painful.aspx

I don't know why that happens. I don't see how an error message on a URL I type in, can send me to someones blog, but that's another issue I can figure out later. Now I just want to focus on accessing the MS Access database from the contact us ASP page.

Thanks for your help! - Matt

Report · Dec 03, 2008

I actually decided to read the blog, and I have solved that issue...

Here is the error I get when I try to submit my contact us ASP page:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Operation must use an updateable query.

/NewSite/registration.asp, line 141

Thanks - Matt

Report · Dec 03, 2008

http://forums.iis.net/p/1153439/1886232.aspx

Which point you to this:

http://faq.matchware.com/en/?q=90

This error message will appear when trying to manipulate a file-based Access
database whose data files are write protected. An example of this is while
running the "Database" Mediator 9-example on Windows Vista.

The solution is to relax the security settings of either the datafile
itself, or the folder containing the files. The following guide will tell
you how to set the security settings for the Database example to their
lowest level on Windows Vista:

Browse to the folder (default location is C:\Program
Files\Matchware\Mediator 9\Examples )

Rightclick the "Database" folder and choose Properties

Click the Security tab

Click the Edit button, and answer "Continue" when prompted for
Administrative rights

Click Add...

Type "Everyone" (without the quotes) into the name field, and click OK

Select "Everyone" from the user list, and check "Full control" in the
Permissions list.

Click OK to close the Security window, then OK again to close the property
page.

It's important to notice that this will enable ALL users on the computer to
modify the folder, so be careful which folders you enable these settings
for. After this is done, your queries should work immediately.

And here is the MS answer:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/175168

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"mtrueblood" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I actually decided to read the blog, and I have solved that issue...
>
> Here is the error I get when I try to submit my contact us ASP page:
>
> Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
>
> [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Operation must use an updateable
> query.
>
> /NewSite/registration.asp, line 141
>
> Thanks - Matt
>
>