How can I access the CFFileServlet directory on a ColdFusion Web Server using multisite.dll?

Question

I am using the multisite.dll ISAPI filter (http://www.hairy-spider.com/post/Multisite.aspx) in order to develop on several websites simultaneously on my Windows XP Professional/IIS 5.1 workstation. I am developing both HTML and ColdFusion websites. On the ColdFusion websites, when I use CFIMAGE to create an image in memory - a CAPTCHA image, to be exact - it is not viewable. I know the image is being created in the correct directory - ColdFusion8\tmpCache\CFFileServlet_cf_captcha - and the ColdFusion is generating the correct code to display the image:

<img src="/CFFileServlet/_cf_captcha/[file].png" />

But I can't get the image to display. I've tried adding a virtual directory to the Default Website in IIS, as well as adding a mapping in the ColdFusion Administrator, but neither helps.

Does anyone have any suggestions that don't include upgrading Windows?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't think you need that DLL any more. IIS 5 can handle host headers natively, unless you've ran into other issues that require you to use it.

Two things: 1. Try unchecking the 'Verify file exists' setting in IIS. 2. If that doesn't work, does the cfimage tag work without the DLL installed?