cig-bin folder being deleted with uploading

S

Steve

Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
S

Steve Easton

Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 
S

Steve

Thank you Steve - understood.

However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop the
database.

Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before uploading
and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.

Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes to the
folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?

Thanks again.
Steve

Steve Easton said:
Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Steve said:
Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

If the site has the FP extensions, then have the host convert the cgi-bin folder to a FP
subweb/site, then when you publish, FP will not touch the folder, unless you select to include
subwebs/sites.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
==============================================

Steve said:
Thank you Steve - understood.

However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop the
database.

Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before uploading
and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.

Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes to the
folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?

Thanks again.
Steve

Steve Easton said:
Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Steve said:
Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
A

Andrew Murray

Mark the folder "Do not publish".

Steve said:
Thank you Steve - understood.

However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop the
database.

Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before
uploading
and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.

Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes to
the
folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?

Thanks again.
Steve

Steve Easton said:
Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Steve said:
Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site
for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can
get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from
new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want
it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
S

Steve

Thank you Thomas, understood - but this site will have other subwebs within
it so this method would make it difficult to publish these easily.

Steve

Thomas A. Rowe said:
If the site has the FP extensions, then have the host convert the cgi-bin folder to a FP
subweb/site, then when you publish, FP will not touch the folder, unless you select to include
subwebs/sites.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
==============================================

Steve said:
Thank you Steve - understood.

However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop the
database.

Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before uploading
and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.

Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes to the
folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?

Thanks again.
Steve

Steve Easton said:
Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
S

Steve

Thanks Andrew that sounds like a great idea - but how?

I use FP 2002 and it appears to only allow me to select 'do not publish' on
files only not folders. [option greyed out when selecting folders]

Am I doing something wrong?

Steve

Andrew Murray said:
Mark the folder "Do not publish".

Steve said:
Thank you Steve - understood.

However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop the
database.

Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before
uploading
and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.

Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes to
the
folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?

Thanks again.
Steve

Steve Easton said:
Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site
for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can
get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from
new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want
it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
T

Tom Pepper Willett

Download the free FP addin: Selective Publish from:
http://www.jimcoaddins.com/addins.aspx
--
===
Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---
About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
===
| Thanks Andrew that sounds like a great idea - but how?
|
| I use FP 2002 and it appears to only allow me to select 'do not publish'
on
| files only not folders. [option greyed out when selecting folders]
|
| Am I doing something wrong?
|
| Steve
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Mark the folder "Do not publish".
| >
| > | > > Thank you Steve - understood.
| > >
| > > However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
| > > adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop
the
| > > database.
| > >
| > > Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before
| > > uploading
| > > and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.
| > >
| > > Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes
to
| > > the
| > > folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?
| > >
| > > Thanks again.
| > > Steve
| > >
| > > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
| > >> Then add files to it and publish.
| > >>
| > >> Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> Steve Easton
| > >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > >> 95isalive
| > >> This site is best viewed............
| > >> ........................with a computer
| > >>
| > >> | > >> > Hi,
| > >> >
| > >> > I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the
site
| > >> > for
| > >> > the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP
can
| > >> > get it
| > >> > back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account
from
| > >> > new.
| > >> >
| > >> > I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not
want
| > >> > it
| > >> > deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.
| > >> >
| > >> > Steve
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Rarely do I ever have a need to publish subwebs/sites as part of the root web. If I had a need to do
this often or on a regular basis, then I would reconsider having the folders as subwebs/sites.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
==============================================

Steve said:
Thank you Thomas, understood - but this site will have other subwebs within
it so this method would make it difficult to publish these easily.

Steve

Thomas A. Rowe said:
If the site has the FP extensions, then have the host convert the cgi-bin folder to a FP
subweb/site, then when you publish, FP will not touch the folder, unless you select to include
subwebs/sites.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
==============================================

Steve said:
Thank you Steve - understood.

However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me and
adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop the
database.

Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before uploading
and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.

Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future changes to the
folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?

Thanks again.
Steve

:

Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
Then add files to it and publish.

Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Hi,

I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the site for
the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the ISP can get it
back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account from new.

I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not want it
deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.

Steve
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

MS really should have included Don't Publish folder feature in 2003...seems
silly that you can Don't Publish pages/files but not a folder.

Anyone know if Jim's Don't Publish will apply to folders on the server so
that when you publish-down you can keep the stats folder from coming down
too?


Tom Pepper Willett said:
Download the free FP addin: Selective Publish from:
http://www.jimcoaddins.com/addins.aspx
--
===
Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---
About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
===
| Thanks Andrew that sounds like a great idea - but how?
|
| I use FP 2002 and it appears to only allow me to select 'do not publish'
on
| files only not folders. [option greyed out when selecting folders]
|
| Am I doing something wrong?
|
| Steve
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Mark the folder "Do not publish".
| >
| > | > > Thank you Steve - understood.
| > >
| > > However, it is the ISP that will be doing the database work for me
and
| > > adding extra files to this folder at the server end as they develop
the
| > > database.
| > >
| > > Do I therefore have to check this cgi-bin folder each time before
| > > uploading
| > > and drag back the new files etc - so I do not over write them.
| > >
| > > Or once I have the folder on my compter it will ignore future
changes
to
| > > the
| > > folder and just let it and its contents go unchanged?
| > >
| > > Thanks again.
| > > Steve
| > >
| > > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Publish the cgi-bin from the server back to your machine.
| > >> Then add files to it and publish.
| > >>
| > >> Also make sure the permissions are set at 755 on the server
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> Steve Easton
| > >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > >> 95isalive
| > >> This site is best viewed............
| > >> ........................with a computer
| > >>
| > >> | > >> > Hi,
| > >> >
| > >> > I am hosting a site on a linux server and when I go to upload the
site
| > >> > for
| > >> > the first time FP deletes the cgi-bin folder. The only way the
ISP
can
| > >> > get it
| > >> > back [and functional] is to recreate the server hosting account
from
| > >> > new.
| > >> >
| > >> > I need to use the cgi-bin folder for database scripts and do not
want
| > >> > it
| > >> > deleted when uploading. How can I prevent this please.
| > >> >
| > >> > Steve
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
 

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