Using FrontPage with UW Web Servers

Summary

Microsoft FrontPage for Windows can be used to create, edit, and maintain Web sites on most UW Web servers. This article answers basic questions about using FrontPage with these Web servers, including how to publish FrontPage Webs to your account's Web directory. It also addresses issues related to the FrontPage Server Extensions.

Note: This article does not apply to all versions of FrontPage. The information is most relevant to FrontPage 2000/2002 and FrontPage 98. Refer to the references section for information relevant to using other versions, such as FrontPage 97, FronptPage 1.1, and FrontPage 1.0 for the Power Macintosh.

Included on this page:

• FrontPage and UW Home Page
• FrontPage Server Extensions
• FrontPage Components to Avoid
• Publishing From FrontPage to Your Web Directory
  • Instructions for FrontPage 2000/2002
  • Instructions for FrontPage 98
• FrontPage Training and References

FrontPage and UW Home Page

If you are developing Web pages for the UW Home Page Server, contact your Webguide for information about using Microsoft FrontPage.

FrontPage Server Extensions

UW Technology does not support the FrontPage Server Extensions. You should avoid features that rely on them. They may work while you develop your pages, but they will not work when you move your FrontPage Web to a UW Web server.

FrontPage Components to Avoid

FrontPage Components are special features you can add to your FrontPage webs to create more dynamic Web sites. Most FrontPage Components require the FrontPage Server Extensions and thus do not work on the UW Web Servers. FrontPage components that require the FrontPage Server Extensions include:

• Confirmation Field
• Discussion Form Handler
• FrontPage created server-side Image Maps
• Hit Counter
• Registration Form Handler
• Save Results Form Handler
• Scheduled Image
• Scheduled Include Page Component
• Search Form
• Database Results Wizard
• Send To Database Form Handler
• Nested Subwebs
• Lightweight Source Control (Document Check-in/Check-out without VSS)
• Categories Component
• Additional Information on FrontPage 2000 Database Functionality
• Additional Information on FrontPage 2000 Security Functionality

FrontPage components that do not require the FrontPage Server Extensions and therefore are safe to use include:

• HTML Markup
• Include Page Component
• Substitution Component

Note: The capabilities provided by some FrontPage components, like handling form submissions, can be achieved on the UW Web servers through other means such as CGI programs.

Publishing From FrontPage to Your Web Directory

Important: All file transfer connections made to UW servers must be secure in order to protect your UW NetID and password. FrontPage's built-in file transfer or "publish" feature is unsecure and does not fullfill this requirement. In order to continue using the "publish" feature in Frontpage you must first install the UW Kerberos FTP Proxy and configure FrontPage to use it. Please do so before proceeding with the instructions below.

Instructions for FrontPage 2000/2002:

To publish files or whole FrontPage 2000/2002 webs to your Web directory on Dante or Homer, follow these general directions:

1. Configure FrontPage to use the UW Kerberos FTP Proxy.

2. Start FrontPage.

3. Open your file or web in FrontPage 2000/2002.

4. On the File menu, click Publish Web.

5. The publish dialogue box will appear prompting you to enter your publish location or destination.

   If your Web directory is on Dante, type:

   ftp://dante.u.washington.edu/public_html

   If your Web directory is on Homer, type:

   ftp://homer.u.washington.edu/public_html

   If your Web directory is on MyUW.net, type:

   ftp://shell.myuw.net/public_html/

   If you have published before, click the arrow to select the same location that you used before.

6. Click Publish.

7. Enter your login name and password.

8. Click Done.

For more details about the options displayed during this procedure refer to the help manual included with FrontPage 2000/2002:

1. On the the Help menu, click Microsoft FrontPage Help.

2. Click the Contents tab

3. Expand Publishing Webs.

4. Read "About publishing", "Publish a web using FTP", and "Add or change an FTP location".

Instructions for FrontPage 98:
FrontPage 98 includes a tool called the Web Publishing Wizard to help move files to a Web server. It is automatically installed when you install FrontPage 98.

To publish a FrontPage 98 Web to your Web directory:

1. Configure FrontPage to use the UW Kerberos FTP Proxy.

2. Start FrontPage.

3. Open your FrontPage Web in FrontPage Explorer.

4. On the File menu, click Publish FrontPage Web.

5. In the Publish FrontPage Web dialog box, click More Webs.

6. Type the URL address of your home page. For example, type:

   http://depts.washington.edu/englit/

   Click OK.

7. In the Web Publishing Wizard dialog box, do the following:

   1. In the FTP Server Name box, type either ftp://homer.u.washington.edu or ftp://dante.u.washington.edu depending on where you have an account.

   2. In the Directory Path box, type public_html

   3. Click Next.

   4. In the User Name box, type your login name.

   5. In the Password box, type your password.

   6. Click Finish.

FrontPage Training and References

UW Computer Training offers the following courses on FrontPage 98 for Windows:

• R525 Introduction to Microsoft FrontPage
• R526 Intermediate Microsoft FrontPage

Other FrontPage references:

• Microsoft FrontPage (product home page)
• FP2000: Features That Require FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions
  (Microsoft Technical Support, Article ID:Q232524)
• FP: Using FrontPage Without the Server Extensions
  (Microsoft Technical Support, Article ID:Q143101)
• FP: How to Publish Your Web to a Server w/o FrontPage Extensions
  (Microsoft Technical Support, Article ID: Q181127)
• FP: List of FrontPage Components that Require Server Extensions
  (Microsoft Technical Support, Article ID: Q184021)

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Modified: December 20, 2007