How do I publish .html file to Web Server?

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How do I publish .html file to Web Server?

I created an entire website in iWeb (saving to a Local Folder), Published the Site (to the folder), Saved and Quit. When I re-launched iWeb, everything I had done was pretty much gone- just a few Text Boxes left- but everything is still there in the local folder. (I can browse through fine from launching index.html).

I have 2 questions now-

(1). How do I get everything back into iWeb from the .html file? (More importantly, can I?).

(2). How can I publish this website to the company's website online? Do I just upload the full directory from my Mac to the Root Directory online? (Then I would just need stuff back in iWeb for future updates).

Any help would be largely appreciated!
Thank You,

Karan Varindani.

(Also, Lion's been awfully bad with handling iWeb. Stuff just doesn't save!).

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7), 17", Core i7 2.67GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB

Posted on Aug 18, 2011 9:12 AM

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Answer 1

Wyodor

Level 6

19,930 points

Aug 18, 2011 9:44 AM in response to killa.k

1. You can't. See topic with similar question right next to yours :

How return an old website back to iweb?

2. You either use iWeb's built-in FTP or publish to a folder and upload these with a 3rd party FTP application

Here's the movie :

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/web/#ftp

Your company will provide the inlog details.

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Answer 2

Old Toad

Level 10

207,439 points

Aug 18, 2011 4:10 PM in response to killa.k

Try the following:

delete the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist, that resides in your Home() /Library/Preferences folder.
go to your Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete its contents.
launch iWeb and see if the site is back in iweb.

If that doesn't help continue with:

move the domain file from your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
launch iWeb, create a new test site, save the new domain file and close iWeb.
go to the your Home/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
launch iWeb and try again.

OT

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Answer 3

killa.k Author

Level 1

30 points

Aug 18, 2011 4:17 PM in response to Old Toad

Nope, and now somehow both my 2 older sites have lost all their images. (But I don't really care about them). Now I'm just trying to find a good Visual (WYSIWYG) .html Editor for Mac, so I can edit the files I have and publish it with an FTP .app.

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Answer 4

Roddy

Level 6

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Aug 18, 2011 5:20 PM in response to killa.k

There's a download available on this page that gives links to alternatibe website design software...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Why-iWeb.html

The one I'm using just now is WebDesign by Rage Software.

"I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link."

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