When you test a connection from an IIS application (website), you get this error: Test Connection Invalid application path To fix the Invalid application path error, try the following: Change the Connect As to an administrator account Ignore the error Delete the bindings for the application, recreate them and try again Check that the credentials are set […]
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PHP-CGI Causes High CPU Usage (100% Utilization)
When running php-cgi on an IIS server, the CPU maxes out at 100% utilization. To fix the high CPU usage from php-cgi: On the IIS server, launch IIS Manager Select the website running php-cgi that is causing the high CPU usage Under IIS, double click on FastCGI Settings Click on the php-cgi.exe setting listed This opens […]
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How To Change IIS Default Website Port
If you get a port conflict when installing a service that has a website using port 80, you may need to change the port of the default website in IIS. To change the IIS default website port: Log into IIS Manager (Start -> Run -> inetmgr) Expand Sites and select the Default Website On the […]
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The Current Identity Does Not Have Write Access To Temporary ASP.NET Files
An IIS website may give the following error when trying to browse an ASP.NET website: Server Error in ‘/website’ Application The current identity (username) does not have write access to ‘C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0…\Temporary ASP.NET Files’. This is because the user listed in the error doesn’t have write permission to the specified direectory. You can fix this by […]
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IIS Website Only Works Locally On The Localhost Of The Server
Here’s a common IIS problem: You create a website, which works locally on the server, but not remotely from another computer. If an IIS website only works on the localhost, it’s likely that port 80 (or whichever port you are using to host the website on the local server) is blocked by the Windows Firewall. […]
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IIS Server Greyed Out Installing Trend Micro OfficeScan
If, when installing Trend Micro OfficeScan, the option to use IIS is greyed out and Apache is forced to be installed, there are two causes for this: IIS is not installed. To fix this, install the IIS feature and reboot the machine IIS is installed but there’s a problem. Check the event log and fix […]
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Could Not Find Part Of The Path – IIS 7
In IIS 7 Web Server, when selecting an application in a virtual directory under a website, clicking on Content View can give this error: Internet Information Services (IIS Manager) Could not find a part of the path ‘C:\inetpub\wwwroot\virtualdirectory’. This is because the account used to run it doesn’t have permission to the directory or the […]
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One Or More Intermediate Certificates In The Certificate Chain Are Missing – IIS
When trying to add a site binding to a website in IIS, you may get the following error when specifying to bind the connection with an SSL certificate over HTTPS: Add Site Binding One or more intermediate certificates in the certificate chain are missing. To resolve this issue, make sure that all of the intermediate […]
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530 User cannot log in, home directory inaccessible. FTP In IIS 7.5
When you setup an FTP server in IIS 7.5, you can set it so that the FTP URL points to a dirrectent folder for each user login. If you setup an FTP user, you may get the following error when they try to connect to the FTP server: 530 User cannot log in, home directory […]
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404.2: The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the ISAPI and CGI Restriction list settings on the Web server
By default, IIS doesn’t allow ISAPI and CGI through .NET. You get the above 404.2 error message because these are set to disallow in IIS. To fix this, in IIS, under the web server, click on ISAPI and CGI Restrictions. From here you can then allow the .NET version you are using in your webpage.
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