Testing Server Setup Re: Webmatrix and Wordpress

Report · Mar 29, 2011

I am new to Wordpress so what I did was to setup up everything through Microsoft Webmatrix. Everything installed find for my Local Host Server. As long as I load up the Webmatrix program first I can put the "localhost" adress in my browser and my Wordpress theme will load up fine.

The next step I did was to try to edit my theme via Dreamweaver CS5. I followed all the Adobe on-line instructions for setting everything up. Nevertheless when I press the live view button Dreamweaver keeps asking for the Texting Server which I thought I already had setup. I pointed the "testing server" folder to the same folder as Wordpress (where the theme is also located via "My Websites."

Everything else seems to work and I followed all the instructions given by Adobe. See:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setup_testing_server.html

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_wordpress_pt2.html#wordpress

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/dreamweaver/cs/using/WSc78c5058ca073340dcda9110b1f693f21-79e0a.html

Nevertheless when I press the Live View button Dreamweaver keeps begging for the teasting server. I have the "server model" set to PHP MySQL.

Thanks for your help.

Report · Jan 29, 2013

Go to the "Site" menu > 3rd down "manage sites"> pick your site and click the edit button
Click the "Servers" tab on the left, this displays the sites you have, sellect your site and click the testing server check box.

When you press F8 make sure you press the testing server button to log onto your site.

Sorry about the French interface, Quebec laws!

Hope this resolves your issue!

PS: you'll have to add a seperate entry for the live server in order to keep things seperated for Dreamweaver.