FrontPage® Support

FrontPage is supported for all versions of Apache available through EasyApache, and all operating systems supported by cPanel.

For Apache 2.0 and 2.2, the fpexe FrontPage binary is replaced with a copy of /scripts/fp-auth, which collects the authentication tokens generated by mod_auth_passthrough and does not require the SUID bit of a more traditional mod_frontpage installation.

Most common FrontPage problems can be addressed by:

• Running /scripts/initsuexec
• Uninstalling and reinstalling the FrontPage extensions on the affected account.
• Checking for errors generated by visiting the FrontPage administration interface at http://www.example.com/_vti_bin/_vti_adm/fpadmcgi.exe

FrontPage on 64-bit Systems

The FrontPage binaries are compiled in 32-bit mode, so the underlying OS must support execution of 32-bit binaries. On most Linux systems, 32-bit compatibility libraries are installed by default and no special configuration is required.

On 64-bit FreeBSD® systems, 32-bit compatibility is not installed by default. For FrontPage to function on these systems, the 32-bit compatibility layer must be installed.

To install 32-bit compatibility on a FreeBSD system:

1. Add "WITH_LIB32=yes" to /etc/make.conf.
2. Rebuild the core operating system libraries, incorporating these commands:
   • make buildworld
   • make installworld
3. Rebuild the kernel if 32-bit support was not previously enabled.

Note: Please carefully read the FreeBSD manual before attempting to enable 32-bit support on a 64-bit FreeBSD system. Upgrading the core OS in this fashion is a complex process and should not be taken lightly.