Publishing to the Web

So far we’ve published the weblog to a local directory for demonstration purposes. Next, we’ll publish the weblog to the web. This section requires that you have access to a web host via FTP or SFTP.

First, highlight the weblog (Test Weblog) in the My Sites hierarchy and then click the Weblog Properties button on the toolbar

The Weblog Properties dialog opens with the General Options for the weblog (Test Weblog).

Next, fill out the "Location" fields accordingly. Note that you must use the ABSOLUTE path to your public html directory on your web host for the Base Path.

For instance, let’s ASSUME that your web server’s public html directory is /home/user/webdocs (yours is likely different).

Note: It’s possible that your web host is set up so that "/" is your public html directory.

So, then, If you’re setting your weblog up in the top level of your public html directory, the "Location" fields on the Publishing tab would like something like this…

Base Path = /home/user/webdocs - or just "/" if you’re going by the second example
Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com
Archives Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/archives
Media Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/images


Alternatively, if you’d like your weblog in a subdirectory of your site, you’d fill out the Location fields something like this…

Base Path = /home/user/webdocs/blog - or just "/blog" if you’re going by the second example
Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/blog
Archives Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/blog/archives
Media Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/blog/images


Note: Thingamablog creates subdirectories automatically, so you don’t have to create them beforehand.

But what if you don’t know the path to your public html directory? You can usually find this information somewhere on your host’s web site, or you can use ordinary FTP clients like wsFTP or gFTP to obtain the actual path of your public html directory.

 

Next, scroll down the options list and click the "Publishing" options. The Publishing options panel becomes visible. Select the Transport method (FTP or SFTP) in the Transport Type combo box and fill out the publishing options accordingly.



Click the OK button to save the changes to the weblog.

Finally click the Publish button on the toolbar.

The Publish dialog opens and shows the progress of the publish. Provided the publish settings are correct, the weblog should now be live on the Web. To view the weblog, click the View Weblog button on the toolbar

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