Corrupt site definitions where to delete?

Hi,
After many rounds of uninstall then install Dreamweaver I have come to the conclusion that my site definitions are corrupt and need to go.
Yes, it will be a pain in the neck to redo them, but as it is anytime I go to "Manage Sites" make a change and click done all I get is the good old spinning wheel. And it will spin all night if I let it.
Since I installed OS X 10.6 when I exit Dreamweaver it hangs and eventually I give up and do a forced quit to get out of it an on with life. Now when I do anything to the site information it's the same thing.
I have deleted everything I can find that links to Dreamweaver after running the uninstall but when I reinstall I'm still in the same place.
Any clues what to delete and where it is located?
I am running Dreamweaver CS4 on MacBook Pro 2.66 ghz 4gb ram OX 10.6
Thanks,

Lyle Rawlins wrote:
After many rounds of uninstall then install Dreamweaver I have come to the conclusion that my site definitions are corrupt and need to go.
When you uninstall Dreamweaver, it does not normally delete your personal configuration folder, which also contains the site cache file. Try deleting the cache file. Instructions are in JavaScript and other unexpected errors in the Dreamweaver FAQ.

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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..

Site definitions stored where? os x

I need to migrate my site definitions and settings.
Unfortunately I am unable to export import from Dreamweaver due to
a problem with my old computer.
(An iMac G4 with a dead screen. So I am only able to access
the data on the HD by booting it up as an external firewire drive
to my new Mac.)
I am unable to run the old version of Dreamweaver in order to
perform the standard export / import process.
So the question is:
where does Dreamweaver store the site configuration data so I
can drag and drop from the old comp to the new,
thank u

It depends on what version of DW you are running. In DW8,
they're here:
/Users/[username]/Library/Application
Support/Macromedia/Common/8/Sites/Site Prefs
HTH,
Randy
> I need to migrate my site definitions and settings.
Unfortunately I am unable
> to export import from Dreamweaver due to a problem with
my old computer.
> (An iMac G4 with a dead screen. So I am only able to
access the data on the HD
> by booting it up as an external firewire drive to my new
Mac.)
> I am unable to run the old version of Dreamweaver in
order to perform the
> standard export / import process.
>
> So the question is: <b>where does Dreamweaver
store the site configuration
> data so I can drag and drop from the old comp to the
new,</b>

Aargh - DW deleted all site definitions

Hi there
I've just installed DW8 without any problems - the whole
process was smooth
and all site definitions were ported across.
I then (as instructed) went on to delete DWMX2004 and 'bang'
suddenly all my
site definitions are gone from DW8 and I'm back to square one
I did do a backup of the DW MX2004 site profiles etc using
the MM-Exporter
tool (just in case) but trying to use this to recreate in DW8
doesn't work
as it says there are loads of files missing which it needs (I
guess from the
DW MX 2004 installation)
Can anyone shed any words of wisdom before I have to go
through and
reconfigure 60 or 70 site definitions?
Thanks
Jos

> I did do a backup of the DW MX2004 site profiles etc
using the MM-Exporter
> tool (just in case) but trying to use this to recreate
in DW8 doesn't work
> as it says there are loads of files missing which it
needs (I guess from
> the DW MX 2004 installation)
What? The exporter works with DMX2004 to DW8. What kind of
errors did you
get? To tell you the truth, I haven't used it since DW began
doing exports
of multiple sites, which works just fine.
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"Jos Medinger" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi there
>
> I've just installed DW8 without any problems - the whole
process was
> smooth and all site definitions were ported across.
>
> I then (as instructed) went on to delete DWMX2004 and
'bang' suddenly all
> my site definitions are gone from DW8 and I'm back to
square one :(
>
> I did do a backup of the DW MX2004 site profiles etc
using the MM-Exporter
> tool (just in case) but trying to use this to recreate
in DW8 doesn't work
> as it says there are loads of files missing which it
needs (I guess from
> the DW MX 2004 installation)
>
> Can anyone shed any words of wisdom before I have to go
through and
> reconfigure 60 or 70 site definitions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jos
>

Where did DW put the site definitions?

Hi all. Just started with DW in CS 5.5, and I'm perplexed as to where it put the definitions for two sites I created. The directories that correspond to the two sites reside on an external drive. I took the drive and plugged it into another machine, launched Dreamweaver, and tried to open the sites there. Nope. I would expect the definitions to have been stored in the corresponding directories, along with the source files for the site (to accommodate this very scenario).
Where are they? Can I move them to the source directories on the external drive and access them on multiple machines without a hassle? If not, DW is out.
Thanks!

Duplicate posts? I don't see any other post on this topic.
Yes, sorry - it was a shot from the hip.
Where are the .ste files though? I'd rather not have to continually synchronize files between machines by importing and exporting. Why not just store the site definitions with the site contents?
There are NO *.ste files until you export them. Then they go where you selected as the destination for them. Once you have defined a site and exported the definition, there would be no need to ever export again unless you changed something in the definition.
You'd have to ask your other question of the DW Dev team.

Where are site definitions stored?

I had a hard disk crash but had a good backup of my files. I
restored all of my websites and everything is there except the site
definitions. I cannot find where Dreamweaver puts the site
definitions and with multiple sites I really don't want to rebuild
the site defs. if I can keep from it. Can someone out there tell me
what file the definitions are stored in, so I can restore it too?
Thanks

It's a ghost! Hiya, Jörg....
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>> Can someone out there tell me what file the
definitions are stored in, so
>> I can restore it too?
>
> Use:
http://mm-exporter.joexx.de
>
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> Jörg
>
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http://mm-exporter.joexx.de

Where have my site definitions gone?

I launched Dreamweaver CS5 today, only to find that none of my 30+ sites were available in my Site Management window, and I don't know why. The only clue I have is that a couple weeks back, I updated all of my Adobe programs, for the first time in a month or two. Dreamweaver was among them, as I remember it specifically.
Since that update, I hadn't launched DW until today, only to find my sites missing.
I've found a few posts about something similar to this, and have attempted their solutions. These include verifying/repairing my keychain, and replacing my Site Prefs file (user>library>application support>adobe>common>10>sites) from a Time Machine backup. Neither of these worked.
I have months of solid backups through Time Machine, at this point I just don't know what I need to restore though. Does anyone have any insight or suggestions to how to remedy this problem? It will be a major inconvenience to have to setup all these site again.
PS. Note that all my site files are secure, I have only lost the site definitions in Dreamweaver.
Thanks in advance for any help on this matter.

I launched Dreamweaver CS5 today, only to find that none of my 30+ sites were available in my Site Management window, and I don't know why.
Nobody does! This is an intermittent (luckily rare) problem that DW has had for years. THe solution of course is to keep a full backup of your site definitions using the Site Manager's EXPORT function.
Anyhow, on a Mac, your site and site prefs are saved here -
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/11/Sites

Where is the site definitions?

I had to reformat my hard drive, but I do have a backup. I
re-installed DW-CS4, and would like to restore the site
definitions, as I have several and don't want to have to start from
scratch.

The problem is that the site definitions (not the site files
- the
DEFINITIONS for the site) are saved in the Windows Registry,
and to get at
them, you need to boot from the drive (there are utilities
that might help
you - I cannot vouch for them, though). If you have not
exported them and
saved the export files, you will have to redefine each site,
most likely.
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>I did not export them, but my backup is on a removable
drive and is in an
>image
> file which I can restore individual files. I do have
another drive which
> I can
> restore the whole image to a working drive.
>

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.
>

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

PHP Site Definition

Greetings! I accidentally deleted my site definition in DW CS4 and now can't remember how to define the url of the site's root folder. The site displays properly in DW's File tab and the pages display properly in design view but when I F12 to display in IE8 I get this; Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 404 localhost 12/21/11 19:49:44 Apache/2.2.21 (Win32) mod_ssl/2.2.21 OpenSSL/1.0.0e PHP/5.3.8 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1 The site is located in c:\xampp\htdocs\Milica I thought the url was http://localhost/xampp/htdocs/Milica but it doesn't work. Any suggestions? Do I have to change something in the xampp settings? Is the url wrong? Thanks!

The HTDocs folder on a XAMPP installation is where the localhost is served from. So:
http://localhost/Milica = C:\xampp\htdocs\Milica

Backing up and restoring site definitions

Losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver can be a disaster, but it does happen sometimes. The best way to prepare for such an eventuality is to back up your site definitions on a regular basis.
Creating a backup
You can back up all your site definitions in a single operation by selecting Site > Manage Sites. In the dialog box that opens, Shift-click to select all site names, and then click Export.
In Dreamweaver CS6, the Manage Sites dialog box looks like this:
In earlier versions of Dreamweaver, it looks like this:
Dreamweaver asks if you want to include passwords and login details (this is the default option). Whichever option you choose will be applied to all sites, so click Cancel if you want to treat some sites separately, and export your sites in two sets by using Ctrl/Cmd-click to select them.
When you click OK, Dreamweaver asks where you want to export the definitions. Navigate to a suitable location, leave the File name field unchanged, and click Save. Although only one site name is listed in the File name field, Dreamweaver exports all the site definitions as .ste files in a single operation.
NOTE: This process backs up only the details of your sites, such as the location of the root folder, FTP details, and so on. It does not back up the actual files in your site, such as .html (or .php, .asp, .cfm) files, images, and style sheets. It's a good idea to use your normal file backup routine on your actual files from time to time, as well as exporting the site definitions.
Restoring site definitions
In the event of losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver or moving to a new computer, open the Manage Sites dialog box, and use the Import button to navigate to your backup .ste files.
What if I don't have a backup?
Often, if you don't have a backup of .ste files, you need to go through the whole process of re-entering the details for each site manually.
However, you might be able to restore them by using a restore point on Windows or Time Machine in Mac OS X.
On Windows, the site definitions for Dreamweaver CS6 are stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Common\12.0\Sites.
In Mac OS X, they are at Macintosh HD:<username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Common:12.0:Sites:Site Prefs.
In recent versions of Mac OS X, the Library folder is hidden. In the Mac Finder, select Go > Go to Folder, type ~/Library in the search field, and click Go.
Dreamweaver CS5.5 site definitions are in the same location, except use 11.5 instead of 12.0. The numbers for CS4 and CS3 are 10 and 9 (without a decimal fraction) respectively. For earlier versions of Dreamweaver, substitute Macromedia for Adobe, and adjust the number accordingly.
If you don't have a backup of the actual files on your site, download the files from your remote server.

Hello,
We are running iPlanet 5.2 Messaging Server and need
to migrate to another (duplicate) 5.2 Messaging
Server. We have all the software installed and the
LDAP user accounts created. Now we just need to move
the existing mail from one server to the other.
I found the Backing Up and Restoring the Message
Store section in the Admin Guide says to back up and
restore your data, Messaging Server provides the
imsbackup and imsrestore utilities.
However I am wondering about the Queue?
Under <instance>/imta/queue
What is the difference between the Message Store
and the Queue? The Message Store is where messages get delivered to, so you can read them.'
The queue is where messages are temporarily stored, pending delivery to wherever they go.
You can use tar, cpio, or what have you for the queue. Stop the server first. . .
You then just restore the files to the new server. No need to restart or anything like that. Just dump the files in, and run
imsimta cache -sync
to tell the MTA to re-read the queue.
Can I just backup and restore the
Queue using tar or cpio?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Regards,
Tim

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?
I would appreciate any assistance that anyone here can provide,
Thanks,
http://localhost/

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 $_SERVER superglobal to define paths and handle differences between the development environment and the remote server environment. Examples:
DOCUMENT_ROOT: D:/ZendServer/Apache2/htdocs/website/ranch (machine path)
REQUEST_URI: /topic/calendar (url parameters)
SCRIPT_NAME: index.php
HTTP_REFERER: (the url of the script preceding the current script)
HTTP_HOST: (this is the domain name. It is very useful for distinguishing between the local and remote environments)
COMPLETE EXAMPLE:
echo "<p><a class='noPrint' href='".$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']."'>RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE</a></p>";

Site Definitions CS4 v. CS6

I just switched to DW CS6 from CS4. When I defined a Site in CS4, it created an actual folder with my site name that I could see on my hard drive, and my various website files would be in there. CS6 isn't doing that-- although it shows a folder icon that is visible inside of Dreamweaver. I look for it outside of Dreamweaver, and it's not there. This spooks me a little bit. Is this how it works now, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

Hey Nancy-- After I responded to your post last night, I started thinking more about your response-- did I export the site definitions? Ah. The short answer is no, I just copied the files when I got my new computer, and reinstalled DW CS4. I still have access to my old computer tho, and my plan is to export the site defs and put them on the new one, where I guess I will then have to them "import" them back.
Switching to CS6 caused a bit of misdirection. (As Murray suggested, the DW version was not the issue.) But the light finally went on! Thanx!

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