Re: Backup Existing Web Site from the host. server

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From: Timothy Casey (worIoq_at_iprimus.com.au)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 10:15:41 +0930

1. Open your home url and click the edit with frontpage plugin button
2. Select "Folder" view and hit CTRL+A
2. Create the directory you wish to backup to
3. Click "File">>"Open" then browse to and open your backup directory
4. When prompted let Frontpage add the necessary files to make it a web
folder
5. Drag the contents of your web page to the second instance of Frontpage
6. Drop the contents in your backup directory

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"UnAbleToCompute" <Don't-Spam-Me@I'm-Just-A-Keyboard-Player.com> wrote in
message news:Xns94D5931BBFDBAUnAbleToCompute@216.196.97.131...
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in news:mDuic.13365$0u6.2269251@attbi_s03:
>
> > Most 3rd party hosts will perform a backup for you and give you the
> > media. The 3rd party host I use for my business charges $25 to backup
> > a site to a CD. Check with the 3rd party and see if they offer the
> > service.
> >
> > Other than that, the only way would be to FTP into the site, copy the
> > entire site down to your machine, and perform your own backup.
> >
> > John
> >
> > <KHarasyn@carrollhealthcare.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns94D5628C5EBD3KHarasyncarrollhealt@216.196.97.131...
> >> A new client has asked me to backup his existing website. It is a
> >> Front Page website hosted on a FP machine by a third party.
> >>
> >> I tried to FTP over to the host, got in but am unable to see any
> >> files. I tried Front Page import but only a portion is retrieved.
> >>
> >> Do I have to use Front Page to download his entire web? How would
> >> this be accomplished?
> >> OR
> >> Is there a way to FTP it to my machine (my preffered method)?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >
> >
>
> John
>
> In researching this task I discovered that using Front Page I am able to
> open the web in question and publish to my local HD. Thus making the
> desired backup.
> Seems to me that this method will do the job. So I went ahead and tried it
> and got what seems to be most of the site. I am uncertian, however,
> whether I have the entire site or not.
>
>
> Another question comes to mind.
> How might I erase the existing website and replace it with a rebuilt one?
> Is this wise? Is the best approach to simply upload the new one and then
> delete the unnecessary remains?
>
>
> KH
>

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