Web Server Configuration


The Web Server category of the Administer Website dialog box enables you to configure Contribute settings that affect how the application interacts with your Web Server application. If you use multiple addresses to access your site, you can add them to the list using the Web Addresses tab shown in Figure 32.16. Contribute enables your users to edit the pages using any of the addresses in the list.

Figure 32.16. The Web Addresses tab lets you add any additional URLs that you use to access the site.


The Index Files tab, shown in Figure 32.17, enables you to indicate which filenames and extensions should be considered index files to be displayed by the web server as the default page in a directory.

Figure 32.17. The Index Files tab enables you to indicate what files and extensions should be treated as index pages.


Finally, the Guard Page tab, shown in Figure 32.18, lets you specify a page that restricts access to files placed in administrative folders. This keeps intruders from viewing the contents of folders such as the _mm and MMWIP folders, which store drafts of documents and administrative alerts regarding the status of those drafts. This guard page serves as the index page for a folder, letting visitors know that they are not allowed to view the files contained in a specific folder.

Figure 32.18. The Guard Page tab allows you to specify the filename of the guard page that prevents directory indexing.


Tip

To ensure that unauthorized users cannot access the _mm and MMWIP folders, be sure to create a default.htm page (or whatever you set for your guard file page name) and place a copy of the page in each of these folders. The page can either be blank or contain text that lets the visitor know access is restricted to the contents of the folder.




Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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