publishing issue with jpgs & port 80

[greenlee's jewel]

When I try to publish (FP 2003) I'm getting two error messages:
1st one: Could not find a webserver at 'www.greenleesforest.com' on port
80.

Then when I click ok on that one, I get the second error message:

Server error: Root web is busy.

How can I turn this around & publish?

Thanks!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You need to contact your web host about this issue, especially the second message.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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[greenlee's jewel]

Hi everyone - It's been a month and I'm still not able to publish properly.
I'm at my wits end. I'm writing back to see if anyone has any help to
offer. Here's a more in-depth explanation.


I currently use Frontpage 2003 & have been using a form of frontpage for the
last 5 years. I'm a novice with limited coding knowledge.

Here's what's happening:

When I attempt to publish, I get an error that states:
"Could not find a webserver at 'www.example.com' on port 80. Please check to
make sure that the Web server name is valid and your proxy settings are set
correctly. If you are sure that everything is correct, the Web server may be
temporarily out of service."

I click "ok", and then after a few minutes another & final error box pops up
that says:
"Server <root web> is busy, please try again later"

The strange thing is that FP will behave as though it's publishing...it will
connect, list files, show changed files it's publishing, delete anything I've
deleted...and then just as it shows the text "Processing web updates" the
error box comes up.

Basically, it is publishing all of my text, very small changes, and
sometimes a small image, but it will not publish my large images. I can right
click & force a publish on a large image *sometimes*, but usually I get the
same error message.

Other comments ~ when I first began creating my site years ago, I did not
understand good basic web design such as putting my pages & images into
files, so there are many images and pages in the root web. I also have very
large images - something that is integral to my business. I have gone through
and deleted as many as I can - perhaps at least half of my original images,
but that's all I can delete.

I have spoken multiple times with my ISP and my proxy settings are correct,
and port 80 (as well as all the ports) is free & clear.

I have talked with my web hosting company for hours on this - and they
believe it is because I have too many images/pages in the root web. They say
it is a flaw in the Frontpage product that it cannot handle this. They said I
should move all of these images & pages into files. My problem with this
(other than the unimaginable amount of work this would involve) is that my
customers rely on the links to my pages, so if I were to move them, much
would be lost. Just this week I tried moving a few pages I thought would be
easy to move, and I received so many emails asking where these pages were.

I have spoken with people who know a lot about FP and they say the
organization of my files shouldn't make a difference. I think this too - that
I should be able to publish regardless of what's in what file. I've googled
port 80 error messages, but none of the discussion I've found seems
applicable to my situation.

I have plenty of space on my webhosting - I am using only a fraction of it.
Additionally, I have installed & reinstalled my FP extensions so many times
my head is spinning. This issue has been taken to the engineer level of my
webhosting company & nothing is working.

I am desperate for a resolution. I can't update my site properly & I need to
to stay in business. If anyone at all has any info for me, I would greatly
appreciate it.

 

[Ronx]

In theory, you can have an almost unlimited number of pages in a folder,
including the root folder, of a web site. In practice, the server
hardware and some software cannot manage this.
When you get a directory listing, the files and file attributes have to
be stored in memory - the server's memory and the memory in your PC.
This memory is limited. On a server, especially a shared server with a
low cost host, there may be hundreds of web sites (I have heard of a
host who packs 2000 websites on one server) all of which have demands on
the server's hardware, including memory.

Your host is partly right - FrontPage may have problems handling any
folder with lots and lots of files, but it is more likely the host
server having problems, especially when "processing updates" which
requires a lot of server side processing and disc access.
On your local copy, run Tools->Recalculate Hyperlinks and watch the
disc drive - this is the same process as "processing updates". Then add
a few tens or hundreds of websites.

Best way to deal with the problem is to move the images and pages into
folders (not "files"), and convert some of these folders into subwebs
(if your host supports subwebs). If you use FrontPage navigation -
there will be some work required because FP navigation does not work
across subwebs.
Using subwebs will relieve the load on the server (and your PC)
considerably.

If you are on a Unix server, you may be able to set up 301 redirects in
the root .htaccess file. 301 redirects will send the user to the new
location for the pages you have used, without the user knowing. This
can also be done on Windows servers but is a little harder. Talk to your
host about this.
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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

 

[greenlee's jewel]

Thank you ~ I believe I am on a unix server so I will ask my provider about
the 301 redirect.

It just seems strange that I cannot publish...I probably only have 200 files
in the root, plus 100 large images.

I'm going to check out other web host providers too.

I'd love more information from anyone who has it - I'm still not able to
publish.