Server based web vs. disk based web?

[Susan]

No, do not open a server-based web as a disk-based web in FP. If viewing
with a browser and you want to see how the site will function from the
server, then you also do not want open it via the file
path.

I think I have been guilty of this. I want to make sure that I understand
this clearly.

I have been using FP 2003 and I have websites on both Inetpub and in My
Documents. I have opened the websites in FP 2003 the same way. By using the
task pane to the right under OPEN and navigating to the web site when in the
folders view under the Web Site tab.

Is this what you are referring to as a no no? How should I be opening the
websites under Inetpub within FP? I greatly respect your advice (Thomas A.
Rowe) and want to correct any mistakes that I am committing.

Thanks,
Susan

 

[Ronx]

When opening a web,

If the web is located on a server (on the internet) open it using My network
places, and refer to it as http://domainname or http://ipAddress (like
http://123.234.256.256)
if the web is located in inetpub\wwwroot\ then open it using My Network
Places in the Look in column of the open web dialogue, and refer to the web
as http://localhost/webname

If the web is located elsewhere on your computer, example: in the My Webs
folder, open it from My Documents or My Computer, and refer to it as a file
reference example: c:\myweb