FP2000: How to Publish a FrontPage Web

ID: Q198523

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to transfer a FrontPage Web from a local Web server or disk to an Internet or intranet server. You can also use this information to transfer any Web from one Web server to another.


MORE INFORMATION

There are many ways to get your Web content to the Internet, from using simple File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to using the FrontPage Server Extensions to posting directly to a Web server by using the HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP).

All methods for getting FrontPage Web content to the Internet start with the Publish Web command (on the File menu) in FrontPage. If you installed the FrontPage Server Extensions on the destination Web server, FrontPage can communicate directly with the extensions on that server. If the FrontPage Server Extensions are not installed on the destination server, or if you are not sure if they are installed, you can use FTP to publish your files to the destination server.

Publishing Your FrontPage Web to a Web Server With FrontPage Extensions


  1. In FrontPage, open the Web you want to publish.


  2. On the File menu, click Publish Web.


  3. In the Publish Web dialog, type the path of the destination Web server. Example: 
    
    http://www.microsoft.com/myweb


  4. Click Options to expand the list of options.


  5. Specify whether you want to publish only pages that have changed, or all pages.


  6. Click Publish.


FrontPage will first attempt to communicate with the FrontPage Server Extensions on the destination Web server. If the server extensions are properly installed on the destination server, this is all you need to do.

If the FrontPage Server Extensions are not found on the destination Web server, FrontPage will prompt you with the following message: 


   The server could not complete your request.  Contact your Internet
   service provider or web server administrator to make sure that the
   server has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed. For more specific
   information, click Details.


When you click OK, FrontPage will return you to the Publish Web dialog.

Publish your FrontPage Web to a Unextended Web Server Using FTP


  1. On the File menu, click Publish Web.


  2. In the Specify the location to publish your web to box, type the location of an FTP Web server, or click the arrow to select a location to which you have published before. Example: 
    
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/myweb


  3. Click Options to expand the list of options.


  4. Specify whether you want to publish only pages that have changed, or all pages.


  5. Click Publish.


Because you are publishing to a Web server that does not run the FrontPage Server Extensions, you will be notified if your web contains any features that require the server extensions. If you cancel publishing in the middle of the operation, files that have already been published remain on the destination Web server.


REFERENCES

For more information about publishing a web, click Microsoft FrontPage Help on the Help menu, type "Publish" the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: webpost 2000 front page 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 12, 1999