Macromedia contribute 3-deploying contribute User Manual
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In regard to Contribute, the use of a staging server lets you copy only folders and files that you
specify as necessary for your website. This lets you use Contribute to update web content on the
staging server, but only publish the necessary web pages to your production web server for public
access, providing an extra measure of security by not copying Contribute’s administrative files and
folders to your production server.
specify as necessary for your website. This lets you use Contribute to update web content on the
staging server, but only publish the necessary web pages to your production web server for public
access, providing an extra measure of security by not copying Contribute’s administrative files and
folders to your production server.
By configuring Contribute to work with content on your staging server, you can provide an extra
measure of security by not copying Contribute’s administrative files and folders to your
production server. This also lets you eliminate the presence of unnecessary files from a server with
public access.
measure of security by not copying Contribute’s administrative files and folders to your
production server. This also lets you eliminate the presence of unnecessary files from a server with
public access.
To use Contribute with a staging server, you create a connection to the staging server’s website.
Users can update content on the staging server. Any temporary drafts that are created during the
review process, or drafts of files that are in the process of being updated, but not yet published to
the website, remain on the staging server, protected by your network’s firewall.
Users can update content on the staging server. Any temporary drafts that are created during the
review process, or drafts of files that are in the process of being updated, but not yet published to
the website, remain on the staging server, protected by your network’s firewall.
When using a staging server, configure the software you use to copy web pages and related files
from the staging to the production server to not copy the following folders and the files they
contain:
from the staging to the production server to not copy the following folders and the files they
contain:
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contains Contribute administrative files and the messaging folders used to notify users when
they have a draft that requires their attention.