why is does publishing my site take an Hour or more?

[Guest]

I have DSL and a wireless Router. I can connect to and upload to my server
but at a very slow speed... Why?

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\]

big files?
busy server?
lots of pages?
slow electrons?

 

[Guest]

i'm new to front page but a seasoned cold fusion developer... You mean FP
just takes ten times longer that ftp?

 

[Guest]

let me add more...

THANK YOU by the way for your quick response.

I am using XP home and FP 2003l My remote server is by Centurytel.net. If
I use their FTP site to upload it move fairly quickly. When I switched over
to their FP server to get the "features" of FP, it took FOREVER to finish
it's job. The files still seem to upload rather quickly based on the
progress bar. The "Lag" is in between files and directory openings. It
usualy takes 2-3 minutes to even promt me for the initial password.

Any other ideas?

 

[xfile]

Hi,

Not an expert for FP or web, just happen to know a bit.

I remember from reading some articles previously, about publishing with FP
is more than putting files to the folders as FTP. It tend to check other
things, such as links or some settings as well so it can ensure the site
will retain the original state.

Sorry for I don't remember all. I do use FP to publish sometime and not so
happy about it speed. I also use FTP clients for uploading and downloading
pages only.

You may want to search FP help or MS KB for more information about
publishing.



Hope this helps.

 

[PJx]

let me add more...

THANK YOU by the way for your quick response.

I am using XP home and FP 2003l My remote server is by Centurytel.net. If
I use their FTP site to upload it move fairly quickly. When I switched over
to their FP server to get the "features" of FP, it took FOREVER to finish
it's job. The files still seem to upload rather quickly based on the
progress bar. The "Lag" is in between files and directory openings. It
usualy takes 2-3 minutes to even promt me for the initial password.

Any other ideas?

The FrontPage Server Extensions on the Server have a lot of work to
do keeping things straight. However on all my dozens of sites that I
use FrontPage with, I can make changes on a local web page and publish
the changes to the remote site within 5 seconds everytime. On the
first access of the day, it takes 10 seconds because it throws up a
userid password screen. I hit enter and the changes are published.
After that, I just click the publish icon and presto, the changes are
published instantly.

PJ

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\]

Yep. FP Publish (http) has a lot of stuff to keep track of and changes to make...it will take longer than FTP.

 

[Sparky Polastri]

A wild guess; Centurytel's server rates somewhere between "crap" and
"garbage". I bet it's overloaded. To test, you can try publishing from
their server back to your computer to see if there is a speed difference.

You didn't say how big your site is... that could be part of it as well.
Each file raises the processing the CPU has to do with FrontPage
exponentially. FTP just dumps the files up there so it only serves to rule
out connectivity problems between you and the server but can't help
establish what might be wrong with FrontPage.

 

[Guest]

Hello Sparky,

I think you and PJ are understanding my problem. Like I said before the
Initial "remote web" connection where it asks for password is even taking at
least 3 minutes. I can belive the server is crap... but still... The actual
uploads are speedy but the moments in between when FP seems to be making up
ho to "negotiate" where to send and receive. So...

The LARGE (2-3min. each) pauses are as follows:
After clicking remote tab, Before asking for password
Getting remote site info after asking for password
after "Publish" button is pressed
In between each file upload on the "progress" bar.

The site is only a "Personal Site" Template from FP "New Site" Task Bar.

Thanks again for all help!

-Shane

 

[Windsun]

That indicates a very slow server, not something on your end. When you
upload it goes to a cache, but then it takes ages to move it from the upload
cache to the actual directory.