Re: Accidently imported a web site to http://localhost
From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/19/04
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:57:22 -0400
You can't create a new web, as IIS under Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro only allows for a single
root web (http://localhost). You can create as many subwebs / subsites as you want under
http://localhost, by first creating a folder then right click and select convert to web / site.
-- ============================================== Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage) WEBMASTER Resources(tm) http://www.ycoln-resources.com FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc. ============================================== To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp "newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8BD8C574-6900-4B04-AE22-22B9BBB844D7@microsoft.com... > Thanks Tom, > Any suggestions for the following would be greatly appreciated: > > On my laptop, I created a FP web site at http://localhost > Now whenever I try to create a new website at http://localhost/aaa > where aaa is the name of the new website I'm trying to create, I get Server > Error: Cannot create 'index.htm'. > I click OK and click on the folder http://localhost/aaa under Folder List > and right click and click on new folder. I try to rename the new folder and > get Server Error: cannot rename folder 'New_Folder'. I right click on > New_Folder and click delete and get Server Error: Cannot remove New_Folder. > I believe these problems are due to me having created a FP website located > at http://localhost/. > Is there something I can do in IIS to remove the FP website located at > http://localhost? > Or should I try reinstalling IIS on this laptop? > > > "newbie" wrote: > > > Thanks Tom for replying. > > 1) On another pc, I went into FP and did an Open Site and entered the url > > for the web site. Then the Web Site Setup window displays and of the > > choices, FP Server Extensions, WebDAV, FTP, File System, and HTTP, I think > > the only choice that I have is to use HTTP, since the server hosting the web > > site doesn't have FP server extensions and I don't know the FTP logon info. > > > > So can I do the Publish in this case? If so, how? > > > > 2) On my laptop, I created a FP web site at http://localhost > > Now whenever I try to create a new website at http://localhost/aaa > > where aaa is the name of the new website I'm trying to create, I get Server > > Error: Cannot create 'index.htm'. > > I click OK and click on the folder http://localhost/aaa under Folder List > > and right click and click on new folder. I try to rename the new folder and > > get Server Error: cannot rename folder 'New_Folder'. I right click on > > New_Folder and click delete and get Server Error: Cannot remove New_Folder. > > I believe these problems are due to me having created a FP website located > > at http://localhost/. > > Is there something I can do in IIS to remove the FP website located at > > http://localhost? > > Or should I try reinstalling IIS on this laptop? > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > julie > > > > > > > > > > "anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your advice. > > > > > > I tried to open the web site at (http://www.xzy) and do a > > > WebDev remote site publish to the new local site at > > > http://localhost/xyz but the publish failed because the > > > web site doesn't have FP server extensions. > > > I'm not allowed to ftp from the web site, so isn't my > > > only choice is to pick File System? > > > > > > When I type in the Remote Site Web location of > > > http://www.xyz) and click OK, the same Remote Web Site > > > Properties window redisplays. > > > > > > 1)So what do I do? > > > > > > 2) When I try to create a new one page website located at > > > http://localhost/test2, I get the error > > > Server Error: Cannot create file "index.htm" > > > > > > Isn't this happening because I have a FP website created > > > at http://localhost and now every new website I try to > > > create under localhist/somename is considered a subsite? > > > What can I do to fix this? > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > newbie > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >You don't want to import, you want to open the > > > live/remote site directly in FP and then publish it > > > >to http://localhost/abc > > > > > > > >-- > > > >============================================== > > > >Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage) > > > >WEBMASTER Resources(tm) > > > >http://www.ycoln-resources.com > > > >FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc. > > > >============================================== > > > >To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage > > > support see: > > > >http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp > > > > > > > >"newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > > message > > > >news:A67FDC18-E761-40D7-A692- > > > 9E6773DD1916@microsoft.com... > > > >> I tried to import from a web site into FrontPage by > > > http > > > >> by specifing a web site on my localhost that I had not > > > created yet > > > >> (http://localhost/abc). A window flashed by real quick > > > and the wizard didn't > > > >> proceed, so I changed it to be http://localhost/. > > > >> > > > >> Now my other frontpage web site under > > > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\xyz doesn't display > > > >> properly in the browser. > > > >> > > > >> I think it's been turned into a subsite because of > > > what I did. > > > >> > > > >> How can I undo this mess I've made? > > > >> > > > >> Many thanks for any help! > > > >> newbie > > > > > > > > > > > >. > > > > > > >
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