7 Replies Latest reply: Apr 12, 2013 1:53 PM by Nancy O. RSS

    Process for Migrating GoLive Site to Dreamweaver

    TheFrankRyan

      Hello,

       

      I became dependent on GoLive for my many websites and resisted switching to Dreamweaver for many reasons, most notably the learning curve and impact on day to day development and maintenance. That said, I took the plunge with Creative Cloud and am prepping myself to start the conversion process. GoLive will remain my main web tool until I get to a certain comfortable point with Dreamweaver.

       

      Just looking for any advice or comments on my plan of action -- in case I'm missing something and not headed in a logical direction.

       

      Snapshot of the first site I will tackle:

      http://slammertour.com/index.php

       

      It's a blend of html, php, xml and although I am not a backend guy myself, we've been gradually converting most of it to php.. Ultimately we want a fully dynamic site where even the static content can be maintained through admin modules by non web people. I am not a technical person, however I have been forced to learn the basics about php and other technical stuff. Our programmer is a master, but he speaks a different language tha yours truly -- if you know what I mean.

       

      Naturally there's a lot junk code in the site because it's evolved over 15 years (started with PageMill!) so I'm hoping this process can also help me bring in the good stuff and leave the junk behind.

       

      So here's the direction I'm thinking of taking:

       

      1) Set up basic structure/architecture in Dreamweaver

      2) Bring in one static page from the server and figure out how to turn it into a master template (not php-ing it yet though)

      3) Integrate the dynamic content

       

      I'm hoping that Dreamweaver's site management brain will cooperate as I progress.

       

      I have read/watched many tutorials but am pretty nervous about leapfrogging to the latest tools and processes so any thoughts or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

       

      Thanks in advance,

      Frank