for a local server the URL is:
http:/localhost/
this address maps to the c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ folder.
In IIS you can create virtual directories that point to locations on your computer outside the wwwroot, see the following for information:
cc771804%28WS.10%29.aspx
Since you are using powerstore in an existing site and want to be able to edit the power store files with WebAssist Extensions you will need to separate the two. here is how I would configure it:
1) Create a folder on the c drive named websites:
c:\websites
2) Create a virtual directory in IIS named websites and point it to c:\websites
3) create folder under c:\websites called existingsite:
c:\websites\existingsite
4) create folder under c:\websites called powerstore:
c:\websites\powerstore
5) create a site in dreamweaver for the existing site.
a) on the local info tab set the Local Root Folder to:
c:\websites\existingsite
b) on the local info tab set set the HTTP Address to:
existingsite
c) on the testing server tab select PHP / my SQL as the server model
d) on the testing server tab set the access to Local\Network
e) on the testing server tab set the Testing Server Folder to:
c:\websites\existingsite
f) on the testing server tab set the URL Prefix to:
existingsite
6) create a site in dreamweaver for the powerstore.
a) on the local info tab set the Local Root Folder to:
c:\websites\powerstore
b) on the local info tab set set the HTTP Address to:
powerstore
c) on the testing server tab select PHP / my SQL as the server model
d) on the testing server tab set the access to Local\Network
e) on the testing server tab set the Testing Server Folder to:
c:\websites\powerstore
f) on the testing server tab set the URL Prefix to:
powerstore
put the powerstore files in the c:\websites\powerstore folder and the existing site files in the c:\websites\existingsite folder.
So far, I think I am following you so I will try this new set up. I plan to copy everything rather than move them for the moment so I don't wreck what I have so far. Before I start, I need to ask a couple more questions.
Since we have two people who work from different computers, we have always stored our site root folder(s) on an external drive. We make sure our DW settings match exactly, and that way we can each work from our own computer on the same files (different times, of course). Is it possible for me to set up this same configuration, following all of your instructions, but keeping it all (except the inetpub file which would stay on the c: drive) on the external drive so we both can access the site? The other reason we would like to do this is because we work on about twenty different sites. I anticipate getting more shopping cart clients at some point, and hadn't really planned on storing multiple sites on my computer hard drive.
The other question is, if I set it all up this way, when I upload to my remote, do I upload from both "sites" (existing site and powerstore) and how will all those work together? I use cpanel on a linux server, and I upload to the public_html folder. It seems like having two separate sites to upload would make it pretty tough to make them work smoothly together. I suppose it is just a matter of creating proper links.