Setting Folder Level Deployment

The folder level of deployment allows you more flexibility, but requires more steps. When you open the Properties dialog box for a project folder, you can select from the following options on the Deployment tab.

The deployment engine checks

Relative to the Parent Folder Deployment Location option

When you set the Relative to the Parent Folder Deployment Location option, HomeSite deploys a folder to a location that is relative to its parent folder or project. For example:

Parent Folder: MyDirectory/ParentFolder

Child Folder: MyDirectory/ParentFolder/ChildFolder

If the parent folder's deployment location is ServerDirectory/ParentFolder, then the child folder's deployment location is ServerDirectory/ParentFolder/
ChildFolder. Child paths are calculated for you automatically.

The Relative to the Parent Folder Deployment Location option is not available at the project level because the project folder functions as the root and has no parents.

Specific Deployment Location option

You can use the Specific Deployment Location option to enter the exact path to which HomeSite deploys the folder.

Allaire recommends that you use the Browse button to set a specific deployment location. Use the following rules if you enter pathnames manually:

Pathnames to local and network drives include the drive letter and backslashes; for example, C:\MyDirectory\MySubdirectory or \\MyDirectory\
MySubdirectory
Pathnames to remote servers use forward slashes. FTP servers do not use drive letters. An FTP example looks like this, MyDirectory/MySubdirectory.

Typically, the pathname you enter does not include the server name for the host, so the program automatically appends the server name to the path when you select which servers you want to deploy to in the Deployment Wizard.

Do Not Upload option

The Do Not Upload option specifies that the folder and its contents are ignored during deployment. This option is not available at the project level.

To specify deployment settings for a folder:

Right-click the folder and select Properties.
The Edit Folder Properties dialog box appears.
Click the Deployment tab and select a deployment option.
If you selected Specific Deployment Location, enter the location in the Deployment Path box.
Click OK.
Your deployment settings are applied to the folder.

Tip

The project deployment information is in the project apf file. By uploading the apf file along with a project, you can maintain the same deployment settings.

Using HomeSite
Chapter 8 Deploying Projects