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Dynamically-related files could not be resolved because of an internal server error

I have an Ubuntu 16.04 LAMP server running Wordpress and vsftpd.
I am running Dreamweaver CS6 from my Windows 7 PC on the same LAN and have configured as follows:
Site
Site Name: Wordpress
Local Site Folder: C:\Users\<myuser>\documents\wordpress
Servers
Server Name: Wordpress
Connect using FTP
FTP Address: 192.168.1.17
Username: wordpress
Password: <password>
Testing Server
Server Model: PHP MySQL

The development and testing server are one and the same.

I am attempting to edit a Wordpress theme so I have selected the theme's index.php from the remote server and I can successfully view the code. When I click "Live View" in Dreamweaver I get the message "This page may have Dynamically-related files that can only be discovered by the server" and I'm prompted to click "Discover". When I do this a message is returned "Dynamically-related files could not be resolved because of an internal server error. Retry"

I don't understand what this error means or how to get Live View to work.
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Thanks. Since posting the question I have read about the dangers of editing a Wordpress theme and they are just as you state - parent theme is updated and the changes made go out of the window.
Dreamweaver does seem a bit over the top for what I'm trying to do if it doesn't really understand Wordpress. I suppose all I need is a decent html editor and as you say, just copy the files back and forth using FTP. A quick Google of html editors brings back a ton of them. Is there an editor you could recommend?
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Dream Weaver == Over the top. You're correct.

Likely best you do some searching + find a file editing approach good for you. I things very old school, in one of two ways.

1) I host 100s of high speed, high traffic, client sites. When I edit files, I ssh into a machine or LXD container + use vi for file editing.

2) If I have to edit files on a system with no ssh access, I mount an FTP connection as a local disk + then use vi for file editing again.

Way old school.
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Thanks. I'm going to stop fighting with Dreamweaver and take your advice to simplify things and find myself a nice HTML editor.
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL for creating websites and blogs. Features include a plugin architecture, a template system and strong management, customization and search systems; through its dynamic presentation of content, webmasters have the flexibility to create websites easily.

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