Answer
PROBLEM
When opening the GFI Directory web site the following error is displayed:
HTTP 403 Forbidden
ENVIRONMENT
- GFI Directory
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6
SOLUTION
To set up ASP.NET MVC on IIS6:
- Go to Start > All programs > Administrative tools and open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
- Expand Local computer > Web Sites > Default Web Site and locate your virtual application. By default this is GFIDirectory
- Right-click the website name and click Properties
- In the Virtual Directory tab, click Configuration
- In the Wildcard application maps area, click Insert
- In the Add/Edit Application Extension Mapping screen, click Browse and locate the aspnet_filter.dll usually located in the following path: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_filter.dll
- Ensure the Verify that file exists checkbox is not selected
- Click OK
CAUSE
ASP.NET MVC is not available. When GFI Directory is installed on Windows Server 2003, ASP.NET MVC needs to be set up on IIS 6.
