preview page locally or remotly

hello

i have just recently wiped my computer and reloaded all my software.
i am working with dreamweaver 8. i have just uploaded all my web pages to my
webserver host.

my problem though, is where before, if i tested a web page, it was
automatically saved, uploaded to my web host, and displayed remotely, i.e on
the real web, it is now viewed locally from my c drive.

does anyone know what step i have missed?

This is a very dangerous option to enable. Why do you want to do it this
way?

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"malcster2" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

hello

i have just recently wiped my computer and reloaded all my software.
i am working with dreamweaver 8. i have just uploaded all my web pages to
my
webserver host.

my problem though, is where before, if i tested a web page, it was
automatically saved, uploaded to my web host, and displayed remotely, i.e
on
the real web, it is now viewed locally from my c drive.

does anyone know what step i have missed?

it's just the way i like working, and it's quicker. i had it this way for ages,
but cannot remember how to set up this why.

also, i have been writing scripts that need to connect to my database on my
web server, so this is the way i want it done.

do you know how, or what step i have missed?

I believe the option you are looking for is in the Remote site definition,
under "Automatically upload files to server on save".

also, i have been writing scripts that need to connect to my database on
my
web server, so this is the way i want it done.

You don't have to use this dangerous option to achieve that. I do it this
way all the time with local previews. Just point your Connection to the
remote site's data server.

I don't like this option because one stupid mistake hoses both your local
and your remote file. That's why I say it's dangerous.

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"malcster2" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

it's just the way i like working, and it's quicker. i had it this way for
ages,
but cannot remember how to set up this why.

also, i have been writing scripts that need to connect to my database on
my
web server, so this is the way i want it done.

do you know how, or what step i have missed?

i've got it so the updated page is saved remotely, but i want the selected browser to load up and display the page remotly when i click on the test page button. where is this option?

Testing server definition in the Site Manager's Edit function.

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"malcster2" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

i've got it so the updated page is saved remotely, but i want the selected
browser to load up and display the page remotly when i click on the test
page button. where is this option?

thanks murray, you truly are an ace

You're welcome. Thanks....

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"malcster2" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

thanks murray, you truly are an ace

one other thing....i've created 2 sites on my local drive, and uploaded the
files to my remote server. the problem is, when i select the sites remotely, i
can see the files and folders from the other site.

any ideas?

Do you have two sites defined? Are the Remote sites the same for both?

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"malcster2" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

one other thing....i've created 2 sites on my local drive, and uploaded
the
files to my remote server. the problem is, when i select the sites
remotely, i
can see the files and folders from the other site.

any ideas?