Accessing And Using The Simple File Deployment Service - MACROMEDIA CONTRIBUTE 3-CONTRIBUTE PUBLISHING SERVER Manual

</Live>
</Site>
<Site>
<staging and live servers for an additional website>
</Site>
</SiteList>
Make sure that your server is running with a user that has sufficient network permissions to copy
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files on the staging and live servers.
If you are using Windows, many servers run, by default, with the local system user (which
probably has limited network access). To change a server's user on Windows, do the following:
Right-click My Computer, and then select Manage.
a
The Computer Management dialog box appears.
Expand the Services and Applications node, and then select Services.
b
In the right pane, double-click Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server.
c
The Properties dialog box appears.
Select the Log On tab, and then select the Select this Account option.
d
Enter your user name and password, and then click OK.
e
The user name and password you enter must have permission to copy files between the
staging and the live servers.
Now you need to forward client notifications to your Simple File Deployment service, so that
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the service knows about publish, delete, and roll back actions that occur on the website.
Complete the procedure in
then return to this procedure.
Synchronize your staging and live servers.
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The file structure and content on your staging and live servers must match exactly before you
can start using the Simple File Deployment service.
Now you can start using the Simple File Deployment service (see
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Simple File Deployment service" on page
"About extending the Simple File Deployment service" on page 20
Note: Macromedia recommends that you extend the functionality of this service; you should at
least add authentication functionality before you use it.

Accessing and using the Simple File Deployment service

After you set up the Simple File Deployment service (see
service" on page
live server.
Note: This procedure is for using the service as is. Macromedia recommends that you extend the
service to meet your specific needs (see
on page 20). If you extend the service, you should modify the steps for accessing and using the
service accordingly.
"Forwarding website events to a custom service" on page
8), you can start using the service to move files from your staging server to your
9), or you can extend the service before you use it (see
"Setting up the Simple File Deployment
"About extending the Simple File Deployment service"
Using the Simple File Deployment service
14, and
"Accessing and using the
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)
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