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May 1, 2018
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Why doesn't dreamweaver open the correct site?

  • May 1, 2018
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Hello, I am using Dreamweaver CC 18.0. When I want to prewiev a site this site doesn't come but this one http://127.0.0.1:49232/preview/app/index.html

normaly should come the prewiew of the site. What is the reason?

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    I don't think that's a local server address, that looks more like Adobe's Live Preview address.

    In the latest versions of DW, the old Preview in Browser has been a little buried and replaced with "Live Preview" when you hit F12. That new functionality uses Adobe's servers to show you your page, live, as you make edits, or at least it's supposed to. It's notoriously buggy.

    You can still get to the old Preview in Browser (its name has changed to Open in Browser) by either right clicking the file name in the Files window, or if your documents are set as tabs, by right clicking the named tab for a given document and choosing "Open in Browser".

    If you prefer Open in Browser, there is a way to modify the program to re-map the F12 key to the older preview style, it's relatively easy, but does require modifying a program file.

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    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 1, 2018

    I don't think that's a local server address, that looks more like Adobe's Live Preview address.

    In the latest versions of DW, the old Preview in Browser has been a little buried and replaced with "Live Preview" when you hit F12. That new functionality uses Adobe's servers to show you your page, live, as you make edits, or at least it's supposed to. It's notoriously buggy.

    You can still get to the old Preview in Browser (its name has changed to Open in Browser) by either right clicking the file name in the Files window, or if your documents are set as tabs, by right clicking the named tab for a given document and choosing "Open in Browser".

    If you prefer Open in Browser, there is a way to modify the program to re-map the F12 key to the older preview style, it's relatively easy, but does require modifying a program file.

    Legend
    May 1, 2018

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Jon+Fritz+II  wrote

    I don't think that's a local server address, that looks more like Adobe's Live Preview address.

    Probably, I was just making a wild guess.

    Known Participant
    May 1, 2018

    The problem is solved now, but I don't know the reason

    Legend
    May 1, 2018

    That would imply you havent started your local server - MAMP, XAMPP etc?

    To view a dynamic website locally you need to have your server running.

    Known Participant
    May 1, 2018

    Thank you for your anwer, but from where can I get this local server?