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HonestZed
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Oct 9, 2020 7:04 PM UTC
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Unable to Preview Page in Browser

I am brand new to Dreamweaver and I am trying to get the "Open in Browser" option working.

 

Currently I set up DW to link to my shared hosting server -- all seems fine with that.

 

All of my webpages on my server are in a public_html folder.

 

When I try to select the file from the file/folder list and then, select "Open in Browser", I get a 404 error.

 

The reason for this appears to be because it is including "public_html" in the path:

 

i.e. www.mysite.com/public_html/index.html

 

How do I set this up, so clicking on my files will omit the "public_html" reference?

 

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    Nancy OShea
    Nancy OSheaCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Oct 9, 2020 7:48 PM UTC

    Your site is not defined properly.  Public_html is a server root only.  It must never appear in your local files panel.

    See screenshot.

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Oct 9, 2020 7:48 PM UTC

    Your site is not defined properly.  Public_html is a server root only.  It must never appear in your local files panel.

    See screenshot.

     

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      HonestZedAuthor
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      Oct 10, 2020 7:13 AM UTC

      Thank you for your help and the image.

       

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