An error occurred while publishing file "index.html".

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Can anyone help me? I can't get past this.
Is it do to the network status?
20" imac - isight, 2.5 GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   direcway internet conncetion

Answer 1

Are there any other suggestions? I'm running out of options and would love to publish the site I've been working on.
Have you tried publishing using another User account on your Mac?
Otherwise, try this, one step at a time:
1. Clear out the domain file.
2. Trash the iWeb preferences
3. Repair Disk Permissions
4. Delete iWeb
5. Re-Install iWeb
6. Upgrade to iWeb 1.0.1
7. Restore your original site
1. If you have created a site with any user, make a copy of the domain.site file (User/Library/Application Support/iWeb) and move it to another location, the desktop is fine.
a) The above folder is now empty........
2. Now we are going to delete the iWeb preference file.
a) To trash the prefs, go to User/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWeb.plist and drag this file to the trash can
b) Empty the Trash, click on the Trash Can so that you get a finder window, go to Finder > Empty Trash
c) Restart your machine, it is important to do this so that the files that you have deleted from the trash dont get recovered in anyway by OS X.
d) Launch iWeb and add a one page sitem, and see if you can publish it.
3. Still not working? Now try Repairing Permissions
a) Go to, Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
b) In Disk Utility, select your Hard Disk, you should now see a screen with the First Aid Tab selected.
c) There are two buttons, Verify Disk Permissions & Repair Disk Permissions, click on Repair Disk Permissions, now you are doing some OS X maintenance!
d) Let this complete, if it fails for any reason, run it again a couple of times, no more than three.
4. Try iWeb again, add a site and try to publish.
Still cant publish? Only read on if you are brave, we are going to delete iWeb.
a) Close all apps, then open finder, go to the Applications folder, click on the iWeb app and drag it to the trash can
b) Trash the prefs, go to User/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWeb.plist and drag this file to the trash can
c) Delete the receipts, this is not normally done but this ensures a full reinstall, go to HardDisk/Library/Receipts/ in this folder there should a number of files that are named iWeb_xxxx.pkg, move all of these to the trash can.
d) Empty the Trash, click on the Trash Can so that you get a finder window, go to Finder > Empty Trash
e) Restart your machine, it is important to do this so that the files that you have deleted from the trash dont get recovered in anyway by OS X.
5. Re-Install iWeb
a) Find your iLife 06 dvd!
b) Start to reinstall iLife, on about the fourth or fifth item of the install you get an option to select the Install Type, click on the Custom button that appears.
c) Deselect everything but iWeb, the top option cannot be changed.
d) Now let iWeb run through and complete the installation.
6. iWeb has finished installing.
a) Launch iWeb, hopefully it is going to work
b) When iWeb launches, you should be prompted to upgrade to iWeb 1.0.1, do so.
c) If you aren't prompted then go to here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/iweb101.html and download it.
d) You need to quit iWeb before running the 1.0.1 upgrade.
e) The upgrade is installed and you can launch iWeb, I hope.
7. Restore the site you created.
a) Launch iWeb, add a page, then quit iWeb, choose to Save on exiting.
b) This has created the new domain.sites file and tells iWeb where to look for it, you have no control of this.
c) Swap the new domain file for your old one.
d) Launch iWeb again and your old site should be in front of you.
Will
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