Old Password protected Database Folder

I am in the process of updating a hugh site that has the data folder password protected. If I use dw8 it asks for my user and pass which once filled in I can fully access the site via dw8 and work on it. I want to move the site to my CS6 area so I can use mysqli and databridge BUT cs6 doesn't open a login window just says server not reachable. Is there a way to have cs6 login to that folder?

I'm not familiar with how CS6 works with password protected folders. This might be a better question for the Adobe Dreamweaver Support team directly. Hopefully someone will be able to help you here, but I'd ask over there as well.

this is a site that was built with dw8 and of course databridge doesn't work with dw8. Because the site is so huge, the database area will need to be upgraded to mysqli or eventually not work. I'm thinking to setup security assist(dw8 version) and eliminating the password protected folder and just secure the pages. That way I'm hoping I should be able to open in CS6 or CC and start modifying the site and upgrade a little at a time.

That should work and sounds like a good plan.

my only thought is. The old site already uses security assist1 for its dealer database. I would setup the new user in that database and use dw8 to do it. I would also set all pages in the db with security assist 1. After that I would then load the site into CS6 and make database mods and setup mysqli on new database items. As long as I don't change the security assist info will I be fine or will there be a conflict when trying to secure new pages. The security assist in CS6 is the current version.

Yes, that should work fine.