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mhchew - 5/20/2006 5:59:24 AM

Permission on shared web hosting environment

Hi,
I know that for kentico cms to work, I have to set modify permission on the web folder for ASP.NET (WinXP/NT) or Network_Service (Win2003). In shared web hosting environment, normally they don't allow to have modify permission on all the folder/files under the root folder. Is there any workaround for this?
Is it possible that I create a folder under the root, ex: kentico, than my actual web url will be www.abc.com/kentico. In this case I can set modify permission for this folder kentico. But I need to put something at the root folder, so that whoever visit www.abc.com will be redirect to www.abc.com/kentico, but the client's browser still show the url address www.abc.com, but not www.abc.com/kentico. Is it possible? In this case, what is the web.config setting need to be taken care?

Because in shared web hosting environment, the permission for root are all set to list ONLY. And the permission are inhherited from parent to child.

I think Kentico should highlight this in the guide/tutorial in order for those who want to host in the shared web hosting environment. Kentico should prepare a few scenarios for kentico cms to work in shared web hosting environment.

thansk

rgds


Guest	admin - 5/24/2006 1:33:55 PM Re: Permission on shared web hosting environment Hello, Thank you for your message. Most of our customers use Kentico CMS in a shared hosting environment, in the root of their web sites without any problems. If your hosting provider doesn't allow you to set Modify permissions, you should choose some other provider. Best Regards,


Guest	norashlea - 5/24/2006 2:56:43 PM Re: Permission on shared web hosting environment I've also had similar problems with hosters not being very happy about enabling modify permission on the root web folder. I've also been trying to find a way to run the application with cascading-modify on a second-level folder. Regards, Sharon.

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mhchew - 5/25/2006 7:41:05 AM

Re: Permission on shared web hosting environment

Hi admin.
Thanks for your reply.
But what I think your reply is not a solution. What I want is is there a workaround solution from Kentico CMS, but not an alternative way for other hosting provider. If there is no way, than u have to reply no way (Kentico CMS can't support this feature.....etc), with an alternative way for the hosting provider. Than all your client know that oh....kentico cms must be hosted on shared hosting environment with modify permission at the root level. Than we have no choice but to look for hosting provider with modify access permission at root folder, otherwise has to drop Kentico CMS and look 4 others solution.

Sorry for m y words.

thanks

rgds

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admin - 5/25/2006 8:28:24 AM

Re: Permission on shared web hosting environment

Hello,

this is really a part of Kentico CMS System Requirements as you can see at http://www.kentico.com/EN/Download/System%20Requirements.aspx. You can still run Kentico CMS with Modify permissions only for the subfolders of your web site as long as you can live with the following limits:

- you will need to modify the configuration.xml file manually if you plan to use the e-commerce module
- you will not be able to use urls without extension (such as /products/product1) - you will only be able to use /products/product1.aspx
- you will not be able to upload files to the root of the content tree (you can use the /files subfolder for files in that case
- you will need to modify the cmsdesk/logon.aspx.cs/vb code so that it doesn't check the permissions in the root and doesn't display the warning message

For Kentico CMS 2.0 (should be available around the end of this summer), we plan to support a configuration that will not require any Modify permissions for the disk.

Best Regards,


Member	mhchew - 5/25/2006 8:56:25 AM Re: Permission on shared web hosting environment hi admin, thanks 4 your prompt reply. This is the solution that I need 2 know. At least I know what do and don't of Kentico CMS. thanks again. rgds