Publishing Profile

The publishing profile contains information about the computer that the site will be published to. This information is readily available from the web master at the hosting provider or ISP.

After setting up a Publishing Profile, use the Test button to validate the settings.

Profile Name

For some projects, it may be advantageous to maintain a number of different profiles. A "staging" profile may publish the site to a test server and the "production" profile would be used once the site has been tested and approved.

Default Document

The name of a document that is automatically displayed if a web browser does not specify an explicit document name in a URL. Sometimes this is also referred to as the "Index" document.

Typical Default Documents

 

Microsoft IIS

Default.htm

 

UNIX / Apache

Index.html

 

Other Windows Servers

Index.htm

 

This field can be left blank in most cases. It will be filled by StudioLine after pressing the Test button.

Maximum Connections

StudioLine uses multiple concurrent connections to the FTP server to reduce overall publishing time. Some servers have a limit of how many connections can be established in total. To avoid blocking other uses from also accessing the same server, a maximum number for StudioLine can be set.

Passive Mode

FTP servers can be accessed in active and passive mode. If a firewall prevents you from accessing FTP servers, it may be necessary to switch to Passive Mode connections.

FTP Server

The name or IP address of the FTP server.

Example: Publish.ArgosWeb.net or 127.0.0.1

Port

The FTP port on this server.

Default: 21

Login / User

The FTP User ID assigned by the web-hosting provider.

Password

The password for the User ID assigned by the web-hosting provider.

Proxy Server

The name or IP address of the proxy server.

This field should be left blank for most workstations with a telephone or cable connection to the Internet.

Some corporate networks employ proxy servers to secure or buffer certain Internet traffic. A network administrator would be able to provide the necessary settings.

Default: - blank -

Passive Mode

If selected, StudioLine will connect to the FTP server using PASV mode. Some corporate networks employ firewalls, which require passive mode connections.

Remote Directory

The directory on the FTP server where the site should be published to. The declared home page of the site will be uploaded as the default page into this directory.

For the most basic setup, the root directory of the FTP server is also the root directory of the web server. In that case, the remote directory can be left blank (the "login" directory).

Some servers use a subdirectory such as "httpd", "wwwroot", "web" or "pages" on the FTP server as the root directory for the web server. Others use the UserID as a subdirectory, such as "~username". The name of the appropriate subdirectory, if any, must be specified as the remote directory.

Default: - blank - (the "login" directory)

URL

The web address (URL) that an Internet User would have to enter to reach the root directory of the published site. If the StudioLine site is used to create a web site's home page, then enter the URL of the web site.

After successful publishing, StudioLine automatically opens a web browser window for this URL.

Use for Links to This Site

Links from other StudioLine sites will use this profile to determine which URL to use.

Sample Remote Directory and URL Settings

The following scenarios assume that StudioLine is used to create pages for www.ACME.WebLobby.com.

1.

The root directory for the web site is the login directory of the FTP Server. The StudioLine site contains the complete web site.

Remote Directory = - blank -
URL of the Site Root = http://www.ACME.WebLobby.com/

2.

The root directory for the web site is the login directory of the FTP Server. The StudioLine site contains a picture gallery, which is added to an existing site. The web designer would like to keep the picture gallery in its own directory so that it does not interfere with the existing web site.

Remote Directory = Gallery/
URL of the Site Root = http://www.ACME.WebLobby.com/Gallery/

3.

The root directory for the web site is located in the "httpd" directory of the FTP Server. The StudioLine site contains the complete web site.

Remote Directory = httpd/
URL of the Site Root = http://www.ACME.WebLobby.com/

4.

The root directory for the web site is located in the "httpd" directory of the FTP Server. The StudioLine site contains a picture gallery, which is added to an existing site. The web designer would like to keep the picture gallery in its own directory so that it does not interfere with the existing web site.

Remote Directory = httpd/Gallery/
URL of the Site Root = http://www.ACME.WebLobby.com/Gallery/

5.

The user has been assigned a UserID of "John", which is used as a folder on the web server. After logging into the FTP Server as "John", the root directory for the web site is located in the "httpd" directory. The StudioLine site contains the complete web site.

Remote Directory = httpd/
URL of the Site Root = http://www.WebLobby.com/~John/