website copy tool vs2010

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I am trying to publish my website to a server. I was able to transfer the files to the server by ftp in vs2010 using one-click.
According to what i have read (this is my first time) i should be able to connect to the server using IIS7 and 'see' the application.
I added the site to IIS7, but when I go to view application, there is nothing there. Am I missing a step? can someone plz plz help me?

PS
I wanted to use the website copy tool, but my literature says I should open website in vs2010, and then when right click on project, should see the 'website copy' option......I don't!!!
So used one click publishing instead.
Does anyone know why website copy tool is not there?

Posted 31-Dec-12 10:33am

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Updated 31-Dec-12 10:38am

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Christian Graus · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-31T10:40:00

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All that stuff is crap. You don't need it. Copy your files to the server, then configure IIS.

Posted 31-Dec-12 10:40am

Christian Graus

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Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 16:50pm

You need to set up the folder, configure the application and make sure it's using the right version of .NET

Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 16:56pm

That the files are there does nothing in IIS. you need to configure it, and honestly, if you have no clue, my random thoughts are not as useful as an article on the topic. You should google for a step by step guide.

Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 17:04pm

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/28693/Deploying-ASP-NET-Websites-on-IIS-7-0 took me two seconds to find. I wrote an article on how to use google, perhaps you could read it ?

Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 17:46pm

1 - of course you can. You configure it the same, no matter where the computer is.
2 - if it doesn't work, read it again. If you're using the same version of IIS, you did something wrong.

Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 20:15pm

You can publish to a local folder, it's telling you to copy that folder to the server.

Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 20:51pm

1 - if you like, I just copy the files, but I know which ones it needs.
2 - one way or another, I would try to connect to the machine that is running IIS if I can
3 - No, you just paste the files, the configure
4 - yes, configure IIS

Member 9445358 31-Dec-12 21:06pm

then what did i do when i published by ftp to server?

Christian Graus 31-Dec-12 23:53pm

You copied the files to the server, but that does not configure IIS. Honestly, I am thinking you should pay someone to do this, it's clearly too hard for you.

Member 9445358 · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-01T18:47:00

Website copy not available to website applications.

the publish by ftp method of vs2010 works just fine, and
then it needs to be converted to application within IIS

it is not hard...we are just not communicating well. And
I needed to access a shared hosting site through the root
folder in IIS, not one of the child folders containing my
particular website....which was tripping me up.