I am unable to use FrontPage database features with my Aplus.Net hosting account. Why?

Answer by: Frédérique Taillefer, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support.

When attempting to connect your website to a database in FrontPage (in the Web Settings option of the Tools menu), you might see the following message: “The FrontPage database features are not available for one of the following reasons….”

You are most probably seeing this error because you are attempting to create a database connection with an Aplus.Net UNIX-based shared hosting account. A database connection with FrontPage can only be created if your site is hosted on a Windows-based shared hosting plan. Indeed, in addition to the FrontPage Server Extensions (which are available on most of our UNIX-based shared hosting accounts), FrontPage database features require a hosting server running Active Server Pages (ASP), which is not the case of Aplus.Net’s UNIX servers.

If you wish to use FrontPage and connect to a database, please contact our friendly Sales Department to inquire about our Windows-based shared hosting plans. Representatives are available 24/7 at (877) 275-8763 or (858) 410-6929 for International callers.