[thelist] problems transferring file(s) to server via FTP

Bruce Gilbert webguync at gmail.com
Thu Apr 28 12:49:04 CDT 2005


I think I have this fixed guys. There was a problem with the folder
permissions on the server and it had nothing to do with my DW FTP
set-up or ftp settings on the server.

thx,

On 4/28/05, Ian Anderson <ian at zstudio.co.uk> wrote:
> Bruce Gilbert wrote:
> 
> >
> >In DWMX2004 under manage sights/testing server, I can successfully
> >connect to the server, however, when I try to transfer files via ftp
> >to the server, I receive an error saying 'access denied - The file may
> >not exist or there is a permission problem' . I also tried
> >transferring with WS_FTP and could not do that either. I checked with
> >the person who originally set up the FTP access (our IT manager) and
> >he said he hasn't changed anything. I was originally able to ftp right
> >after I was set up, but haven't been able to since then.
> >
> Why are you using testing server? Are you working on dynamic pages such
> as ASP or PHP? If not, you should probably be using Remote Site instead.
> 
> When is the error appearing? What command in DW are you using to upload
> the files? Testing Server is only used for live previews of dynamic pages.
> 
> Have you tried doing the FTP setup under Manage Sites > Remote Site?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ian
> 
> 


-- 
::Bruce::


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