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John Q
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« on: November 21, 2007, 12:29:08 PM »

I'm trying to import my website to another computer (via ftp). Each time it stops and I get an error message that the URL .htaccess is invalid. I'm assuming that with all of the files listed in the remote web site side of the publishing page, that I can remove individual files to be published (the ones with the blue arrows). I can't seem to find out how, though. This will also help in stopping large files like smf forum from publishing to my computer. Can anyone lead me in the right direction.
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 07:44:21 PM »

Which of the import features are you using?  You 'probably' need to use the 'Frontpage Server Extension' options or the 'HTTP'.  Alternatively, you could also use the 'FTP' option to import... so... which one are you using?
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2007, 11:38:31 AM »

I removed from my site all aspects of fp that require the extensions. I 'm trying to import using ftp. It's listing all of the files on the server, including the forum, .htaccess, etc - everything. I had planned on just importing everything, then deleting the files I don't need on my home computer, then just dealing with the pop up warning that lets me know that the file exists on the remote site but not local, do I want to delete it from the remote site, etc - no to all - then continue from there. The problem is it won't import the .htaccess file and I can't figure out how to remove certain files from being imported. The only thing I can do from the remote site side in fp is to delete the file but I don't know if that will delete the file from the server (don't want to take any chances without checking first).
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2007, 08:59:03 PM »

The .htaccess file is the Apache web server configuration file. This file does not need to be imported to your computer but should be left on the web server.

The usual way to import a site to your computer is to open the site on the server (it will then be the Local site). Then publish the site to a new, empty folder in the file system of your computer (which is then the Remote site.)

Once you have published to your computer, close the site and open the site on your computer to edit the pages.

In FP, right click on files you do not wish to publish and choose "Don't Publish."
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Search the Microsoft KB for error messages:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?catalog=LCID%3D1033&spid=919&adv=1

Microsoft groups have additional FrontPage assistance:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2007, 02:49:28 PM »

I had to put this off for a while but now after trying to open the site live I'm getting an error message. After entering the site name it says the folder isn't accessible and that the folder may be located in an unavailable location, password protected or the filename contains a / or \.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2007, 02:30:30 AM »

Hi John Q,

I checked your account (based on the email address you have in your profile  Soooo Cool ) and it looks like the FrontPage Extensions are not installed. You can install these via cPanel - FrontPage® Extensions then click on the Install Extensions Text (it's actually a link/button although it may not look like one right off).

You should then be able to connect.
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2007, 08:13:20 AM »

I appreciate your looking into it, but that's the last thing I want to do! I went through and changed the entire site so I didn't need to use the Frontpage extensions. I had nothing but problems with them and, considering I'm still very new at this, I didn't need the added aggravation. But, are you saying that I would need them in order to import the site to a new computer? Even if I want use ftp to publish it?
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2007, 08:27:31 AM »

Are you pointing the 'ftp' import option to the correct site?  It should be something like http://ftp://yoursitename.com/public_html/
If you have not installed the FP extensions, the ftp option should work with no issues. 
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2007, 10:18:57 AM »

When I try to use the import option in the file menu it tells me unable to import site from....  verify location and try again. After giving up on that I've tried to open the site live. But after clicking open site and trying to enter the site location at the bottom (fp2003) it says the folder isn't accessible. I've never opened the site live before so I'm probably doing something wrong, I just don't know what.
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2007, 01:49:32 PM »

Try this:

* In LunarPages cPanel, add an FTP user and give access to the public_html folder. Write down the username and password.

* Open Windows Explorer and enter the web address http://ftp://yourdomain.com

* Click off the error message then select the File menu and choose Login As...

* Enter username@yourdomain.com and the password you previously chose.

* When you have the site open in Windows Explorer, save to your Favorites for easy access next time.

* Drag and drop all files to a new, empty folder on your computer, usually located inside the My Webs folder. The .htaccess is for the web server so you can copy or not as desired.

Now you can close Windows Explorer and open the site in FrontPage. Edit pages and publish up to http://ftp://yourdomain.com using username@yourdomain.com and the password you chose.
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Search the Microsoft KB for error messages:
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Microsoft groups have additional FrontPage assistance:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities
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