Some very, VERY basic questions from a newbie.

Question

Hi all.
After an intense week of trial and error I'd came to the
point where to create and apply a template to my project. Only to
see that everything screwed up big time. So, I now belive I better
start over and get it right from the beginning. Therefore I need to
know;
(I am using ISS 5 as webserver on my local machine.)
1.
Where to put up my site "mysite.com". Like this,
"inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\index.html" or just like
"inetpub\wwwroot\index.html"?
2.
Can I use a index.php insead of index.html as the default
page when uploading all to the real internet? See, when I type
http://localhost/index.php in
Firefox and IE it tries to download the file but When using Opera
it shows properly.
3.
When creating a site I shall use links that are relative to
siteroot yes? What exactly is my siteroot(depending on the answers
in Q. 1?)(Better safe than sorry this time :) ).
4.
Depending on Q. 1 again. What will my links look like? I
will use "graphics" as my picture folder containing several
subfolders. Will it be like
"../graphics/subfolder_name/picture_name.gif",
"/graphics/subfold..." or simply just
"graphics/sub...". or should it be something else?
This problem I have is why I decided to start over. For
example, in one file I have that is based on my template I have
them here pictures;
graphics/sitegraphics/logo_<?php echo
$row_recordset_site['site_name']; ?>.jpeg
graphics/sharkr/btnread0.gif
graphics/shark_small.gif
The first one shows up nicely both in DW and in browser.
The second one shows up only in DW.
The third one doesnt show up at all.
They are all located in the same(and only) editfield
5.
When creating a new page based on the template, should I
create it directly from the template rather than applying the
template to the page when its done. I have only done the later, and
that showed to be rather unsuccessful :(
Thats all for now. I now this dynamic templateusing
websitebuilding is way over y head, but what the heck :)
I thank you in advance
/konfjuusd

Answer 1

You're still very confused.
The root of your site is the first folder that contains all
of the files in
your site, but NO files for another site.
> Ok, Then if I use the C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\ layout
and chose wwwroot
> as
> my root folder
You wouldn't. You'd choose 'layout' as the root (assuming
that this is the
folder that contains all of your site files).
Look - my sites are like this -
C:/Documents and Settings/..../MyCompanyName/Client1/site
C:/Documents and Settings/..../MyCompanyName/Client2/site
C:/Documents and Settings/..../MyCompanyName/Client3/site
C:/Documents and Settings/..../MyCompanyName/Client4/site
C:/Documents and Settings/..../MyCompanyName/Client5/site
In each case, the root folder of the site is "site" and it's
the one under
the respective client name.
> And this would work both from the templatefile and the
html-files, so that
> they will NOT look any different from templates and
files?
Any link in a template file MUST work from that template
file. If that's
the case, then they are sure to work in your child pages. in
other words,
ALL links in a template file MUST look like this -
<img src="../whatever... (because you have to go UP one
level from the
template file to reach the root of the site, which contains
all of your
site's files/folders), or like this -
<img src="/whatever... (because the ROOT of the site is
always the root of
the site).
A document relative path is like what would happen when you
get a call from
a friend coming to your house looking for directions - you
start by saying
"where are you"? They tell you, and you say "OK - go 3
traffic lights, turn
right, and I'm 4th on the right". Your directions are
dependent on where
they are at the time you state them.
A root relative path is like when you say to that friend -
"OK - wherever
you are, get to the town square, and with the clock on your
right do the
following....". Your directions are dependent on some fixed
location, and
will work no matter where your friend is when he/she calls.
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
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>>
2.
> > Can I use a index.php insead of index.html as the
default page when
> > uploading
> > all to the real internet? See, when I type
http://localhost/index.php in
> > Firefox and IE it tries to download the file but
When using Opera it
> > shows
> > properly.
>
> Are you building PHP pages? Why do you want to use
'index.php'? If you
> are
> building PHP pages, then you would need a webserver (for
local testing)
> that
> knows PHP - like Apache.
>
> Yes, I am building PHP pages. Why use index.php? Because
my index page
> would
> consist of PHP code. When renaming the extension .php to
.html neither DW
> or
> the browser treat them as files containing PHP. I am
using the built in
> version
> of ISS version 5 as my webserver.
>
>
>
> ____________
>
> >
3.
> > When creating a site I shall use links that are
relative to siteroot
> > yes?
>
> Depends on how you are creating your pages. In general,
either will work.
>
> > What exactly is my siteroot(depending on the
answers in Q. 1?)(Better
> > safe
> > than
> > sorry this time :) ).
>
> It's the 'top-level' of your site, i.e., its the place
where all files
> that
> contribute to your site can be found either at that
level or below that
> level. In other words, it's the root of the tree that
represents the
> folder
> hierarchy of your site. You will find the path to the
root folder of your
> site in your 'Local root folder" field of your site's
definition.
>
> I've put it up like this;
> C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\
>
> So if I understand you right both the wwwroot and the
mysite folders can
> be
> root folders?
>
>
>
> _____________
>
> >
4.
> > Depending on Q. 1 again. What will my links look
like? I will use
> > "graphics"
> > as my picture folder containing several subfolders.
Will it be like
> > "../graphics/subfolder_name/picture_name.gif",
> > "/graphics/subfold..." or simply just
> > "graphics/sub...". or should it be something else?
>
> Assuming 'graphics' is the name of a folder at the root
level of your
> site,
> a page that is also at the root level of the site could
link into it like
> this -
>
> <img src="graphics/whatever/whatever.gif" (that's a
document relative link
> since it starts the path at the current file's location
and therefore it
> depends on the location of the file CONTAINING the link)
>
> or this -
>
> <img src="/graphics/whatever/whatever.gif" (that's a
root relative link
> since it starts the path at the root "/" and will work
no matter where the
> location of the file containing the link would be in
your site)
>
> Ok, Then if I use the C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\ layout
and chose wwwroot
> as
> my root folder and uses siteroot relative links the
links will start with
> the
> "slash"-sign followed by mysite like this right?
> /mysite/filename (or path to filename).
> And this would work both from the templatefile and the
html-files, so that
> they will NOT look any different from templates and
files?
>
> I'm sorry for going on like a senile, but its the
linkissues that is
> causing
> me problems all the time. Just want to be 100% sure so
the whole thing
> doesnt
> fall to peices again in another week.
>
> Thanks once again Murray, you're doing a great job
>