Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Permissions Problem

I am running Windows XP Home edition with a Cassini server, usingDreamweaver MX 2004. Im just running Cassini as a local server,so I can test my web sites, but I have a problem. When I create adatabase and try to test it, it doesn't work. I get a 403 errorforbidden, I am the only user on my computer and I am administator, soI should have full permissions, but I guess I don't. When I gointo properties under my website folder, there is no security tab, Imguessing because Im the only user. So now Im lost on what to do,any suggestions?
Can you please let me know which database you are using (though I'm guessing you mean Access)? I will then move your message to the relevant database forum.

Yeah, sorry not to include that, Im using access.

I don't think this has anything to do with the database per se. A403 error means the web server is denying access to the page it isbeing requested to serve. I'd check folder permissions.

There are no permissions on my folder, the security tab isnt eventhere. I think its because I am the only user on my computer, soeverything should have full permissions.

Skerb wrote:

There are no permissions on my folder, the security tab isnt even there. I think its because I am the only user on my computer, so everything should have full permissions.

The reason that you do not have the Security tab is that you are using Windows XP Home. In this operating system, Simple File Sharing is always enabled, which means that you will never see the Security tab (at least, according to MSDN).
May I ask that you copy (not move) your .mdb database file into the same folder as your .aspx page. In your .aspx page (or web.config), update the connection string to point to this new version of your Access database. Thismay be a simple solution to your permissions problem.
The web pages, database, and web.config are already in the same folderSad [:(]

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