OCCHosting Support- Frontpage

FrontPage extensions are included free upon request with all accounts. We support FrontPage 98 and 2000. If you'd like FrontPage extensions added to your account, just send a request to SUPPORT@OCCHOSTING - please include your domain in all correspondences with emails..

Keep in mind, you will need a copy of the FrontPage program from Microsoft before you can begin following the directions below:

FRONTPAGE USERS
If you requested to have Frontpage Extensions installed on your site, you should NEVER use regular FTP to upload files. This will damage the extensions and cause major transfer problems with your site. Stick with one or the other all the time. You can still use FTP to view and delete files, you just can't upload files.

Note: We recommend disabling FP access (using your Admin Control Panel) when you've completed using FP to update your website, FP has a known security problem, when left enabled, anybody with FP can download your website..

If you are using FrontPage, you must create your new web on the "localhost" system. This is accomplished by selecting "create new web," and then entering "c:\mywebsite" (without the .com) in the line where it asks for the web location. Once you have completed your web on your computer, you can then select the "publish web" option from the file menu in FrontPage Explorer. You will be prompted for your domain name. You should enter http://yourname.com (all lowercase). Next it will ask for your username and password. Your username is always the domain name without the .com and should be all lowercase. The password is the one you chose when you activated the account. The password is case sensitive. After Frontpage validates your login info, it will begin to upload your files.

Creating a Web Page using FrontPage is real simple - From FrontPage, from the File Menu - select New - you have a choice - either a Page or a Web - Think of your needs, are you adding a page to your site or maybe you just want to create one (1) page. If you select Web, you;ll have many templates to choose from. Each one will guide you through the process.

Selecting Web can also import a website from the Internet - Maybe your old site which your moving to OCC.

Selecting Import, You will be prompted to either import from a website on your PC or Network, or From the WWW / aka Internet.- check mark this one, and enter the url (ie www.mydomain.com) click next, This next window you can limit the number of pages, or how far down you wish to go.. (some sites have over 10 pages deep - not designed very well) - personally to make sure I get everything from my old provider I would "uncheck" limit pages. Click Next, before you Click Finish, make sure your connected to the Internet.

That's it.. your site is should now start downloading - If not - you'll porbably need to contact the hosting company.

If you have any problems or questions, please don't hesitate to contact OCC support.

How Do I upload to My Website:
Choose "Publish Web" from the File Menu in FrontPage. It will ask you to specify locate to publish your web to. Enter yourdomain.com (ie mydomain.com), click Publish - If your site has FrontPage extensions installed and enabled, you will be prompted for user name and password - User name and passwords are case-sensitive - Make sure you enter this information "exactly" - If in doubt - Refer to your "Welcome" email for reference. then click OK - That it..

I was not prompted to enter my user name:
This mean one of two things, 1) FrontPage extension was not installed, To verify login to OCC Control Panel, select the domain you wish to check, then click the "report" button, here you can review all options enabled for that domain. Look for FrontPage support - IF you do not see FrontPage support - You need to contact OCC support and ask for Front Page to be installed. If its "disabled" then you need to select "up-level", then select "hosting", and click "FrontPage Enable"

FrontPage Security Warning: Once you've finished uploading files through FrontPage, please login OCC Control Menu, under section Hosting, disable FrontPage access - if you do not disable FrontPage access - You run the risk of anybody downloading your files with little difficulties.

To know more about FrontPage commands - Click here Microsoft Frontpage

How to use FrontPage