ARRGHH! I am having problems here.

[danger]

Hi Folks,

I have bought a blue host platinum account. I am an experienced PC user, but web sites are not my bag. I have built and uploaded my site, but for some reason I can not install the frontpage extensions that I need to run my page properly. Why I try to install them or clean them up from the Control Panel the system flags an error stating that the path I am trying to install the extentions in is not the root directory, but offering no way of fixing the problem.

Can you help?

Cheers

Dan

[areidmtm]

I wouldn't use front page extensions...and I'd throw out front page entirely. Front page is just one problem after another..just my 2 cents.

[magpie2419]

I wouldn't use front page extensions...and I'd throw out front page entirely. Front page is just one problem after another..just my 2 cents.

Well quite a few people use front page and have no problems at all, Its probably the easiest way to get a web page up and running if you are a novice. Unfotunatly we are not all blessed with the coding skills of a super hacker. So you have to use what is available. My 2 cents worth.

To answer the original question, did you load your site then install front page extensions as you said in your post? if so that is the problem. You have to install the extensions then upload the web site.

To publish your site do this File >> Publish site>> Remote site properties and select the radio button>> front page or share piont services. then follow the instructions.

Dont use the frontpage FTP facility it will mess up the front page extensions on your account.

Hope this helps

[mrjerryk]

I wouldn't use front page extensions...and I'd throw out front page entirely. Front page is just one problem after another..just my 2 cents.


I agree. Download textpad or another text editor and start coding. If you can't do that then get a good book to learn with.

[danger]

Hi Magpie,

Thanks for actually answering the question I posted rather than trying to start a debate about how or what to code on it with!

I will try and remove all the files I uploaded manually using the Bluehost FTP and thanks for the tip about not using the FTP inside Frontpage.

If you give me an hour I will let you know how I get on.

Many thanks

Dan

[magpie2419]

Hi Dan,
Good luck, front page can produce a decent web site if you have no coding experience, there seems to be a bit of anti front page here, they have thier own views and are probably right in most of them, but the answer is not to say dont use frontpage, go ahead and use it but at the same time learn to code, Get your site up and running use whatever you feel comfortable with.

I have some experience with front page so I will help you out when I can feel free to ask. :D

[OMGWTFRTFM]

Hi Folks,

I have bought a blue host platinum account. I am an experienced PC user, but web sites are not my bag. I have built and uploaded my site, but for some reason I can not install the frontpage extensions that I need to run my page properly. Why I try to install them or clean them up from the Control Panel the system flags an error stating that the path I am trying to install the extentions in is not the root directory, but offering no way of fixing the problem.

Can you help?

Cheers

Dan

Frontpage is very simple to use, I thought it a great tool to get a good idea of how webpages worked and were designed. I found that since I have switched to DREAMWEAVER I will never go back to FRONTPAGE. But it was easy to learn and it made decent sites. I have found that you really don't want to build a large site using any of the special features of FRONTPAGE as they do rely on the Frontpage Extensions being installed and working properly.
Things as simple as a hit counter will not function, themes will crash, etc, etc.

I had a situation of a decent sized e-commerce site being transferred from one host to another and the extensions were not the same version and the entire site had to be rebuilt. AGAIN.

Depending on your project time and size you can always download DREAMWEAVER 8 as a trial and learn it, especially if you are just learning.
Learn to use it and you will be happy you did.
Otherwise if you were closer I would give you the frontpage 2003 books I have.

Previous post stated that you have to have the extensions installed first.
That is correct. I am assuming since you say that you haven't been able to publish your site or your having errors that you have all your site files on your computer still. This is good, You may want to clear all the files and folders from your webspace and then reinstall your frontpage extensions via your control panel.

Any questions and support about frontpage connections and setup can be found all over the internet. GOOGLE ;)

Hope that gives some insight and help.

[magpie2419]

Yep OMGWTFRTFM is right use it learn from it and move on.

[Gredon]

As a newbie and not knowing any better, I bought Front Page based on price and hype. After it was too late, I found out about the extension problem.

I believe that I have an out for the work created in Front Page - I used the export function to export all the created pages to another folder as HTML files and they seem to work like they should.

I don't have a complicated site - that might be the reason, but just a thought.

[alligosh]

1) Coding your own site from scratch is always the most portable and gives the most control. It is also the hardest and most time consuming, and requires a higher level of knowledge. Do I do it for my personal sites? No way. I can, but choose not to in most cases.

2) Dreamweaver (and other programs like it) are very nice, require less knowledge, and make more portable code as they don't require proprietary extentions. The drawback is that programs like this are not cheap.

3) Online coding environments are not as feature packed as Dreamweaver, but are generaly free and create nice, portable code. I don't have any on the top of my head, but search the forums; there have been several theads about them.

4) Frontpage is decent for beginners, and can create a nice website. Don't get discouraged with everyone suggesting alternatives. FP is easy to use, and the support group can help you with it if you have need. Just keep one thing in mind, and it can work well for you.

- Don't edit the pages live on the server. If you need a change, do it on your computer and publish the changes. FP has been known in the past to occationally stop working on an account and requires a reinstall of the extensions. This doesn't happen very often, and not everyone sees it, but if you do, the best answer is to blow away the extentions (and data with them) and re-publish. You can't take that option if you change things on the server and not on your computer.

Good Luck with whichever method you use.

-Steve