a few quick questions

[bubblycrazy]

hi just 3 questions i need answering please

i am using notepad++, when i have done a change do i just save it and use the file name it provides or does it need changing to something specific?

i am using filezilla to upload, do i have to drag and drop each folder i have changed or does it update automatically?

is there anything i need to do to back up my site or does it all get saved while doing the above?

thanks in advance for your responces

[stevesh]

1. If you opened the file in Notepad++ as, say, index.php, it will save it as the same file name.

2. You'll have to drag and drop everything you want changed. Filezilla (or any other FTP program I know of) won't auto-update. (Interesting idea, though.)

3. You need to do your own backups. Search the forum for 'backup' for a lot of threads.

[fairestcape]

2. You'll have to drag and drop everything you want changed. Filezilla (or any other FTP program I know of) won't auto-update. (Interesting idea, though.)

I work with WSFTP Professional and if I highlight a file on the remote server and click "Edit", it renders the file (opened) on my local copy of Crimson Editor.

If I edit the file and SAVE it, then close Crimson, it will port (FTP) the saved version back to the remote server.

If I am doing a detailed edit, I usually FTP a copy of the file to my local drive before editing it - then save the edited copy on my local drive.

I then back-up the original on the server, before porting back the edited version.

I think it is Kuroi who advises that ALL edits should be done on files that reside in a full ZC file-set on a local drive and stored there. In this way, one always has a "backup", because the "originals" of any edits are on the local drive first - before they get ported to the server... Good advice for all ZC users.