NOTE: This is Technical Information intended only for users with web server experience.

EventPro Planner Attendee Online can be installed as an ISAPI DLL that can be loaded into IIS 5.0 or higher, although IIS 6.0 or higher is recommended.

To load the server as an ISAPI DLL, you will need to make some changes in your IIS and you will need to change some security settings for some of the folders described later in this document.

To configure the IIS, you need to create a virtual directory in IIS to the bin directory you installed to. The virtual directory will need to have the Execute  permission set (such as ISAPI applications or CGI).  It is not recommended to have folders with write access via IIS.

The ISAPI DLL also comes with an ISAPI Manager that you can optionally use. The ISAPI Manager allows you to manage the ISAPI DLL from any browser. From the browser you can load, unload, or update the ISAPI DLL. Sometimes when you try to do this through the IIS, the server crashes and you have to reboot. After you have installed the application you can load it up or unload it with the ISAPI Manager.  Commands for the ISAPI Manager are described later in this document.

When running the update to the application without the ISAPI Manager you will need to first make sure the ISAPI DLL is unloaded through IIS. To do this, go to the virtual directory for the ISAPI DLL and open the properties for it. There should be an Unload button near the bottom of that screen.  If the Unload button is not available, the program is not loaded.  Connecting to Attendee Online via a browser will load it.

When running the update to the application with the ISAPI Manager, you do not need to unload anything. Just run the update and when it finishes, use the ISAPI Manager to update the DLL.