Category Archives: Helicon Ape

Titbits: Disabled ASP.NET handler prevents Ape from working

There have always been problems with any kind of software, when the software itself is installed correctly but doesn’t seem to work. The same problem occured with Helicon Ape while installing on Windows Server 2003, IIS6. User had full control … Continue reading

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Titbits: Plus sign in IIS7

This seems to be a known issue, but I’ll cover it once again just in case… So, after fresh install of IIS7 you are likely to notice that requests containing plus (‘+’) character are not accepted.

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Two-digit back-references in ISAPI_Rewrite and Ape

We’ve planned to implement it for a long time and eventually it’s done. In ISAPI_Rewrite 3.1.0.70 and Ape 3.0.0.32 one can have more than 9 submatches and consequently more than 9 back-references in both RewriteCond and RewriteRule (RewriteProxy, RewriteHeader) statements.

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"Zip and save" option in Ape Manager

Hello, everyone! We want to inform you of a new helpful feature that is available in Helicon Ape 3.0.0.32 and higher. To make your interaction with our support team more fruitful we’ve introduced a context menu item “Zip and Save … Continue reading

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New Helicon Ape 3.0.0.32 released

Hello, everyone. Good news – we’ve just released the new build of Helicon Ape – 3.0.0.32. So, what’s new:

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Adjusting Coldfusion & ISAPI_Rewrite collaboration

If you have ISAPI_Rewrite3 (Ape) and Coldfusion installed on your server, you may encounter issues with requests to .cfm resources. The problem lies in handler mappings configuration. To resolve it, any handler mappings for *.cfm extension should be mapped to … Continue reading

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mod_dbd: Saying technically

Hello, Two previous articles—“Introduction to database functionality of Helicon Ape” and “How to connect mod_dbd with various databases” were aimed at every customer and they are enough if you don’t want to deepen into this matter. But in case you’re … Continue reading

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How to connect mod_dbd with various databases

Hello, This article is briefly describing the basic steps you should follow to configure mod_dbd and make it “understand” different databases. The article mostly goes by those who don’t want to know mod_dbd deeply but only have a desire to … Continue reading

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Introduction to database functionality of Helicon Ape

Hello, New release of Helicon Ape has come out right after winter holidays. We wanted to fix a few found bugs and satisfy users’ feature requests. However we also had a desire to bring something new and useful. So here … Continue reading

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Helicon Ape 3.0.0.30. Happy new build!

Hello, everyone! Happy holidays! We’ve got some good news for you—the new build of Helicon Ape 3 is released and available for download.

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