Using WebDAV > Managing a Web site with WebDAV > Synchronizing files on a WebDAV server
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Synchronizing files on a WebDAV server
Adobe GoLive lets you synchronize a site that is being worked on locally and also resides on a WebDAV server. Adobe GoLive can detect edited files on both platforms, harmonize the differences in structure, and merge the sites so that all files remain up-to-date.
When synchronizing sites, Adobe GoLive doesn't compare the local modification date with the server modification date to decide which file to upload or download. Instead, when GoLive detects that both files (file on the server and corresponding file on the local platform) have been modified since the last synchronization, it indicates a synchronization conflict and lets the user decide which file to use.
For that reason, it makes no difference when the time zone on the WebDAV server is different from your local time zone.
To synchronize entire sites:
1 With the site open in the site window, click the WebDAV Server button (
) in the Site toolbar to connect to the server.
2 Choose Site > WebDAV Server > Synchronize, or click the WebDAV Synchronize All button (
) on the Site toolbar. You can also Control-click anywhere in the background of the Files or WebDAV tab, then choose Synchronize from the context menu.
The Synchronize dialog box indicates which files will be uploaded to the WebDAV server and which will be downloaded to the local copy of the site. Missing files are indicated by grayed out file icons on either site.
3 Confirm the synchronization actions assigned to individual files. If you want to assign a different synchronization action to a file, select the file and click one of the options below the files list:
) to exclude the file from synchronization.
) to upload the file to the WebDAV server.
) to download the file from the WebDAV server to the local site.
) to remove the file from both the WebDAV server and the local site.
You can also cycle through the various synchronization options and select one by simply clicking the
synchronization action icon displayed in the column next to a file.
Note: If you want detailed information on a file to be uploaded or downloaded, select the file in the Synchronize dialog box. The two text panes at the bottom of the dialog display local and server information on the file, including its existence, modification date, and the synchronization action to be performed.
4 Click Synchronize to start the synchronization process.
To synchronize a selection of a site:
1 With the site open in the site window, click the WebDAV Server button () in the Site toolbar to connect to the server.
2 Select the files or folders you want to synchronize in the site window, then choose Site > WebDAV Server > Synchronize Selection, or right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a file or folder and choose Synchronize from the context menu.
The Synchronize dialog box indicates which files will be uploaded to the WebDAV server and which will be downloaded to the local copy of the site. Missing files are indicated by grayed file icons on either site.
3 Confirm the synchronization actions assigned to individual files. If you want to assign a different synchronization action to a file, select the file and click one of the options below the files list:
4 Click Synchronize to start the synchronization process.
In addition to the synchronization action options already described, the synchronization conflict icon (
) appears by a file name whenever the file has been changed on the server as well as on the local site. You must then decide which of the synchronization actions you wish to assign to that file. If you don't assign any synchronization action to the file, it is excluded from the synchronization altogether.
Using WebDAV > Managing a Web site with WebDAV > Synchronizing files on a WebDAV server