Uploading your site using Dreamweaver
Setting up a Site
The first step and probably the most time consuming
part is to set up a site in Dreamweaver. If you have
done this already, and your FTP settings are correct,
then proceed to the next section, otherwise, continue
reading on.
- In the Dreamweaver main (design) screen, press
F8 and you will see in the right-hand pane, the
Files section will open up.
- In the Files section, you will see a set of menus,
click on the "Site" menu. In there you
need to click "New Site...".
- Enter in a name for your site. Make it something
meaningful so you can easily identify it from other
sites you may be working on.
- Next you need to find your site's root folder.
To do this click on the folder icon and browse to
where it is located on your computer.
- Now you need to type in the full URL of your website
in the HTTP Address box. This is so Dreamweaver
can check your links.
- Once you have done that, click on "Remote
Info". This can be found in the list on the
left.
- This is where you set up your FTP settings. At
the moment you will see a single menu, click it,
and choose "FTP". A few new boxes will
appear.
- In the FTP host box, type your domain name.
- In the Host Directory box, type /var/www/html/.
- In the Login and Password boxes, enter your FTP
username and password.
- Select the Use Firewall option if you are connecting
to the remote server from behind a firewall.
- If your firewall configuration requires use of
passive FTP (which lets your local software set
up the FTP connection rather than requesting the
remote server to set it up), select Use Passive
FTP and this will make your connection more stable.
- When you are sure all the settings are correct,
click "Ok".
- Click "Ok" and then click "Done".
You are now ready to upload your site.
Now that you have set Dreamweaver up correctly, you
can finally start uploading your site to the web!
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