Help - Site Definition Files

Hi
My PC recently crashed and I have had to restore DW 8,
however when I open DW the list of sites has disappeared.
I had previously exported all the site information using the
Backup/Export process and I can import the STE files but it has
been a while since I have done that and some of the newer sites
aren't included.
Within DW is there a configuration file that keeps a list of
the sites and login details etc, ie when you click on Manage Sites
it lists all the current sites? As ideally I would like to restore
those files from a previous tape backup ratehr than sit down and
recreate them again.
Kind regards
Steven

If you do not have recent site definition exports you will
have to recreate
those site definitions manually. Sorry....
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"Trefoil" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:e6u4cn$78f$[email protected]..
> Hi
>
> My PC recently crashed and I have had to restore DW 8,
however when I open
> DW
> the list of sites has disappeared.
>
> I had previously exported all the site information using
the Backup/Export
> process and I can import the STE files but it has been a
while since I
> have
> done that and some of the newer sites aren't included.
>
> Within DW is there a configuration file that keeps a
list of the sites and
> login details etc, ie when you click on Manage Sites it
lists all the
> current
> sites? As ideally I would like to restore those files
from a previous tape
> backup ratehr than sit down and recreate them again.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Steven
>

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Site definition files? anyone?

OK so I am new to website creation, so please cut me some
slack. Using Dreamweaver CS3 on a Mac, in the manage sites window,
none of the sites I created with Dreamweaver 8 are shown, yet they
all reside in a local sites folder in my documents folder. When I
choose the import function, it asks for the location of my site
definition files (ste) but none are visible anywhere on my system.
How do I import/recognise my previously built sites in Dreamweaver
CS3? Totally confused here...

The sites *should* have been migrated when you installed CS3,
but you can
always go back into DW8, EXPORT the sites, then IMPORT them
into CS3.
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"Tik-Tok Man" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> OK so I am new to website creation, so please cut me
some slack. Using
> Dreamweaver CS3 on a Mac, in the manage sites window,
none of the sites I
> created with Dreamweaver 8 are shown, yet they all
reside in a local sites
> folder in my documents folder. When I choose the import
function, it asks
> for
> the location of my site definition files (ste) but none
are visible
> anywhere on
> my system. How do I import/recognise my previously built
sites in
> Dreamweaver
> CS3? Totally confused here...
>

Just where ARE the site definition files?

I've just received CS4. I want to move it to my more powerful laptop when I install it. I know how to do that and I can move site files, but where are the site definition files? I really don't want to have to set up each site from scratch. Is there one (or more) files that are the name, url, location, id, password etc for each of the (many) sites in CS3?
don Carlos

To import/export site definitions (not site files):
On the old computer:
Site > Manage Sites
Shift click to highlight all site names
Export..
Same procedure on new computer then Import..

Re: Site definition file help needed.

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:38:17 -0800, Kevin D-R
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Which brings me to Dreamweaver. I have copied everything
over and
>reinstalled Dreamweaver, but my site definition
information is gone.
>
>Any ideas on how to get that copied over?
The site definition is stored in the Windows system registry.
If you
cannot boot from the old hard drive, you may need to re-enter
the site
information.
Gary

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Site definition files

I had to reinstall my dreamweaver software completely, and
now I would like to reconstruct my site definitions without
manually entering them all again. Unfortunately i didn't export
them before my computer crashed. I have all the files that
dreamweaver created before in the application data folders etc and
I was wondering if there is a way that I could use that with my
newly installed dreamweaver to recreate teh site definitions?
thanks

a0123aa wrote:
> Unfortunately i didn't export them before my computer
crashed. I have all the
> files that dreamweaver created before in the application
data folders etc and I
> was wondering if there is a way that I could use that
with my newly installed
> dreamweaver to recreate teh site definitions?
Unfortunately, no. I'm not sure where site definitions are
kept on a
Mac, but on a Windows machine, they're stored in the Windows
registry.
Site definitions can be automatically rebuilt only if you
exported them
in the first place.
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Dreamweaver CS6 will not recognize existing site definition files

Neither does CC, naturally. These are sites I haven't edited for about a year. I can't find any information about reloading sites by importing the contents, only by opening the STE files... which in this case, won't open.

Are you attempting to simply open the .ste, or are you going to Site > Manage Sites > Import?
If you are tring to import them correctly (second option above) and they aren't importing, the .ste files may be corrupt. To create new site definitions from your existing content...
1. Go to Site > New Site
2. For the "Local Site Folder" browse to one of your current site folders on your HD
3. Add a server and FTP credentials obtained from your hosting company (if you don't have them)
4. Save
5. Repeat for each site
EDIT: If you don't have the site's files locally, do the same as above (setting the local site folder to an empty folder on your HD) and, once you add the FTP info, click the Get button (down arrow) in the Files window to download your entire site onto your machine.

DW CC ...not a valid site definition file

I have about 50 .ste files I need to import that were created with DW CC and now they won't import back into DW CC?
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The .ste files were exported from DW CC only last week and today they won't go back into DW CC.

That worked, which helped find the issue.
My localroot had been changed recently so I needed to make a little change on line 3:
it was:
<localinfo sitename="sitename" ftporrdsserver="FALSE" mediaqueryfile="" localroot="MBP%20HD:Applications:XAMPP:xamppfiles:htdocs:sitename.com:" ...>
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<localinfo sitename="sitename" ftporrdsserver="FALSE" mediaqueryfile="" localroot="hddname:Applications:XAMPP:xamppfiles:htdocs:sitename.com:" ...>
Seems to have fixed it.
Thanks.

Site definition issue (maybe???)

My desktop computer had some issues and I am having a hardware and operating system upgrade done on it. It had six hard drives, none of which were damaged and all of the data is intact. This data includes all of my DW CS4 sites which are in one of two directorys (i.e, "Client A-M" and "Client N-Z"), under a client sub-directory in the client's name.
I have a free-standing docking station where I mounted the hard drive with the client files and copied them to an external drive which is attached to my laptop, which has a full CS4 Premium Design Suite, including DW CS4, installed. I have already edited and updated some sites, a couple with no problems, and a couple with some problems reocognizing and updating templates.
In a previous post, I addressed this issue and it was suggested that on the ones where I had problems, the issue was site definition files. I have just recieved a request to do some updating on a site which I have not opened on the laptop. As a prevention to avoid any problems, my quesiton is this:
Should I redefine the site in it's existing folder on the laptop as a new site since this installation of DW CS4 has never seen that site before and the subject site is not on its recognized list of sites.
Thanks in advance for you help,
Joe
PS: What is the file extension for the site definition files, and where do they reside on the computer?
J.

Without knowing the issues it's hard to determine. You could always try to bring the files over. Assuming your computer was setup with a RAID configuration and you didn't lose data then you should have no issues transferring the files. But if you were running 6 independent hard drives and you have already run into issues you may want to consider just entering the data in fresh just to ensure no corruption down the road. The files for the site definitions will vary. Typically on the Mac they are located in the Library->Application Support->Adobe->Dreamweaver CS5 folder, on Windows it's hidden away in the Application Data folder.

Lost site definition in CS5.5

My IMac crashed and now l the Site Definitions file is lost, I have tried to do a restore from my Time Machine but I am unable to find the Site Definitions Folder
I have even tried reinstalling Dreamweaver as per the instructions in the Adobe support site after reinstalling DW I am still unable to make a new site, I am getting an error message that tells me that the Sprite Assets folder is not inside the site
Should I move the Dream Weaver application from the Applications Folder to the Trash and reinstall DW? or what?
Some help will be appreciated

Whenever DW starts acting up, the first thing I do is clear the program cache:
Deleting a corrupted cache file
If that doesn't take care of it, I move on to restoring preferences:
http://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver-cs4-cs5.html
If restoring preferences doesn't clear the issue, the "nuke it from orbit" option would be a fresh re-install using the Cleaner Tool:
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

Preview versus Real View Not the Same, Site Definition Errors - Dreamweaver CS4

I am having trouble working on sites where it seems that Dreamweaver wants me to specify different file locations for various "includes" depending on whether I want to view the site as a preview (F12) vs. on a local test server vs. on the real website server. Note I am using Dreamweaver CS4 (ver. 10) on Windows, my local test server is Apache running via an Xampp installation on Windows, and my production server is also Apache, running at Hostgator. I am building a fairly basic html site using SSI via SHTML files, rather than PHP or a more sophisticated method. Here is what seems to be happening:
1. In my index.shtml file I call, for example, a subheader file called "header-nosub-menu.inc.htm." I have my site definitions set to "relative to document root." Using the insert -> SSI command, Dreamweaver links to the file with the following: My first problem is that, as specified, the subheader.menu.inc.htm file is not found and the preview gives me an error. I get the same error if i try to display the file on my local test server (http://localhost/domainname). However, if I upload the file to my production server, it seems to work fine. If I change the include command to: #include virtual="./includes/subheader.menu.inc.htm," by manually inserting the "./" to change the directory reference, then the file seems to work in all three situations Which is the correct directory specification, and why is Dreamweaver not generating it automatically?
While I can make the manual changes in the directory specifications, I am concerned that if Dreamweaver is making an error in this instance, it may generate more serious problems that are harder to find later.
2. The second issue seems to involve the Site Definition file configuration.I get an error message when I set up my site definition in what seems to be the correct way, specifically, using the following specifications:
Local Root folder: "C:\htdocs\domainname-dev\"
http address: "http://www.domainname/"
testing server folder: "C:\htdocs\domainname-dev"
url prefix: "http://localhost/domainname-dev"
The error message is: "The site url prefix for the testing server does not match the site url prefix specified in the http address for the site."
However, when I change the testing server url prefix to one that does not yield an error message ("http://localhost") I then have problems with the preview (F12) display. Specifically, instead of a preview request generating the following url: "http://localhost/domainname-dev/TMPm393xnclqu.shtml" I find that it generates the following: "http://localhost/TMPm393xnclqu.shtml" The so called incorrect definition seems to be the correct one, but why is Dreamweaver not recognizing it as such? Am I making a error somewhere else in my configuration?
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except for the Apache virtual host configuration, which I do not see a need for
I wasn't suggesting that you use virtual hosts (although I have defined about 50 virtual hosts on my own development machine). I was trying to understand the url you listed:
http://www.domainname/
Without a virtual host definition, that would have no meaning and could not point to anything, unless you simply were leaving off the TLD in the example. (.com, .net, etc)
I often use the PHP $_SERVER superglobal to define paths and handle differences between the development environment and the remote server environment. Examples:
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REQUEST_URI: /topic/calendar (url parameters)
SCRIPT_NAME: index.php
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Site definition Help needed....Thanks

I am working with Dreamweaver 8. Vista operating system. My problem is a simple one but I am really
stuck on it.
In the past I have learned that to set my site definitions
to always work OFF line and then transfer changes to my hosing company. For some reason this has changed to working
ON line in the ftp:\\ mode.
I am unable to find a way to get back to the SITE
DEFINITIONS PAGES to change back to “Edit locally and then upload to remote
testing server.” Need help, PLEASE
Joe

DW will just give a site a name when you first try to define
a site. That pop-up box which says those names should give you the
option to click in the text areas and change the name and path to
whatever you wish.
To answer your questions I will say the following:
1 - To do this would would serve no purpose I will explain
why with the answer to #2.
2. I wouldn't recommend putting only C:\ in the local root
folder box. That would potentially cause issues down the road
because then DW would have access to work in the WINDOWS directory
and this is not good. I would highly recommend keeping it in your
user account on Windows XP (this is anything inside the
C:\Documents and Settings\Username folder, which includes your My
Documents folder). Now to jump back to #2. Without defining a
proper directory you would not be able to use its functions for
PHP, ASP or any server-side script. You would also not be able to
insert Flash files onto your web pages nor would you be able to use
the new features such as Spry. This is because DW needs a folder to
work in so that it can create the associated files and folders
which accompany making those types of scripts and functions. You
don't necessarily need to connect it to a remote website if you do
not have one, but you do need to specify a local folder to work in
and I would highly recommend it. Thus defining the Name only gives
the site definition a way for you to reference the site, even if it
is for testing many sites. For instance I put my sites in a folder
called "Sites" and then inside that folder I have many subfolders
which are defined sites in Dreamweaver. Each folder has a name
which corresponds to it that DW sees.

Site Definition Change Help

Please help me to understand how to name a newsite with and
existing site name. I have an existing site created in Dreamweaver
and live. I have created a new site within a folder Unnamed Site 3/
on the same local drive (not within the root folder) where this
existing site lives. I did not want to name it the same name as my
existing site name,so not to confuse any of the files- since I had
to use some existing files and also create new ones. I have never
entirely replaced an existing site with another using the same
domain name. Obviously all my template files and pages have a path
of Unnamed Site 3/Blah/Blah throughout them. How (please tell me
this is possible) do I change the path throughout to the existing
domain name throughout the site files. I hate to seem so silly but
I never had to put up a replacement site before. Do I use Change
links sitewide? I have so much done already, it just wouldn't make
sense that there was not a way.

Name the new site "Original name NEW". Give it the same
Remote site
definition as the old site. When the time comes, move all of
the original
site files folders on the remote server into an archive
folder (preserving
the hierarchy) on the remote site (or even just delete them,
and upload the
new site. Bada bing, bada boom.
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"rakeeka" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Please help me to understand how to name a newsite with
and existing site
> name.
> I have an existing site created in Dreamweaver and live.
I have created a
> new
> site within a folder Unnamed Site 3/ on the same local
drive (not within
> the
> root folder) where this existing site lives. I did not
want to name it
> the
> same name as my existing site name,so not to confuse any
of the files-
> since I
> had to use some existing files and also create new ones.
I have never
> entirely
> replaced an existing site with another using the same
domain name.
> Obviously
> all my template files and pages have a path of Unnamed
Site 3/Blah/Blah
> throughout them. How (please tell me this is possible)
do I change the
> path
> throughout to the existing domain name throughout the
site files. I hate
> to
> seem so silly but I never had to put up a replacement
site before. Do I
> use
> Change links sitewide? I have so much done already, it
just wouldn't make
> sense that there was not a way.
>

Need help : cannot anymore select local info in site definition only remote

Hi
I made the mistake choosing in site deffintion for remote info and not local info
Now it seems impossible to reverse it cannot anymore select local info in site definition only remote
So now I can not make the site normally.
I've closed dreamweaver a couple times and tried it again and even my pc but it seems to be something irreparable?
Does anyone know a better idea than reinstall?
thank you
Paul

You are on the Basic Tab of the Site definition dialog in DW CS3. Unfortunately, that's also the more confusing way to define a site. Nevertheless, you'll note that there are 3 selections across the top of the dialog:
1. Editing Files
2. Testing Files
3. Sharing Files
Have you already filled out the first two?
A site definition in DW *could* only have the first of those three filled out - you really only need the local site defined until you are ready to upload your files (assuming you are only creating static pages - that is, pages without server scripting).
To define most remote sites, all you need to do is to select that you connect to your remote server using FTP, and then to state the folder within which your website files are stored on the remote server (often this is a folder called 'www' or 'wwwroot' or 'public_html').
In my mind, the better way to define a site is to go right to the Advanced tab - it's less confusing because you just fill in all of the fields without going through this 'wizard-type' interface....
So - does that help at all?

Dynamically-related files could not be resolved because the site definition is not correct

Hello
My name is Doron and I am a graphic designer
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I set up WordPress and connected to Dreamweaver but
when I run the index.php and click on discover dynamically-related files.
I got an error:
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I did everything ok I do not know what the problem
I would love to get help connecting Dreamweaver with WordPress
that they could work together so I can continue to learn WordPress
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doron

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Dashboard — Support — WordPress.com
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