Publish server clients connect to the Internet and use the services (such as access to files) provided by a server. GoLive has two publish server clients--the Publish Server tab in the site window and the file browser. Both clients list the files and folders in the current publish server directory along with file size, modification date, and file type.
Note: The Publish Server Inspector, available when you select a file or folder in the Publish Server tab or the file browser, provides further information about individual files and folders. (See Inspecting file properties.)
- Use the Publish Server tab in the site window for uploading and maintaining a one-to-one synchronized relationship between local and remote files. The Publish Server tab gives you access to commands that permit modified and synchronized uploading and downloading, as well as one-step exporting and uploading. The Publish Server tab gives you direct access to all the assets in the site window. Do not use the Publish Server tab for general-purpose file transfer, especially not for dragging files from the desktop to transfer to a server. Doing so causes the site to request deletion of these files the next time you synchronize your site.
- Use the file browser for general-purpose file transfer. The file browser saves you the trouble of launching a third-party file transfer application.