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Working with Local & Remote Sites

When you are finished editing a web page on the local site, in order for it to be viewed by visitors of your site, you'll need to transfer the files to the remote site. Transferring files between your local and remotes sites is a simple process in Dreamweaver. You have the option of transferring one file or many files. This document includes instructions on the following:

• Getting Files from the Remote Site

• Putting Files onto the Remote Site

• Synchronizing the Local & Remote Sites

NOTE: This document assumes you have defined a local and remote site. For information on defining a local and remote site, see Defining Local & Remote Sites.

Getting Files from the Remote Site

The Get feature allows you to download files from your remote site and place them in your local site. This feature has different purposes depending on the type of your local site. For more information about local sites, see Local & Remote Sites: An Overview.

1. In the Files pane, select the Site tab

2. From the View pull-down list, select Remote View
   

3. Select the file(s) you would like to copy from the remote site to the local site

4. Click GET FILE(S)
   OR
   Right click the file » select Get
   The Dependent Files dialog box appears.

5. To download the dependent files (e.g., images) on the page, click YES
   NOTE: If you choose to not download the dependent files, some page elements may not appear properly.
   The file(s) from the remote site is placed on the local site.

Putting Files onto the Remote Site

After you have made changes to the pages on your local site, you'll need to transfer them to the remote site so they can be viewed online.

1. In the Files pane, select the Site tab

2. From the View pull-down list, select Local View
   

3. Select the file(s) you would like to copy from the local site to the remote site

4. Click PUT FILE(S)
   OR
   Right click the file » select Put
   The Dependent Files dialog box appears.

5. To upload the dependent files (e.g., images) on the page, click YES
   NOTE: If you choose to not upload the dependent files, some page elements may not appear properly.
   The file(s) from the local site is placed on the remote site.

Synchronizing the Local & Remote Sites

Sometimes it may be difficult to remember whether or not the most current version of a web page is on the remote site. For example, you may be in the process of updating numerous pages within your site. After you are finished updating the pages, you may not remember which ones you copied to the remote site. To ensure that all pages on the remote site are the most recent, you can synchronize your local and remote sites. Synchronizing copies all files from the local site to the remote site.

WARNING: Most local sites contain web pages that are incomplete and in progress; you do not want these files to be included in the synchronization process. Before synchronizing your local and remote sites, it is recommended that you cloak your incomplete and in progress web pages. Files that are cloaked are excluded from site-wide operations, such as synchronization. For more information on cloaking, see Excluding Files from Site Operations.

1. In the Files pane, select the Site tab

2. From the Site menu, select Synchronize...
   The Synchronize Files dialog box appears.
   

3. To copy only selected files, from the Synchronization pull-down list, select Selected Local Files Only
   To copy all files, from the Synchronization pull-down list, select Entire 'SiteName' Site

4. To copy files from the local site to the remote site, from the Direction pull-down list, select Put newer files to remote
   To copy files from the remote site to the local site, from the Direction pull-down list, select Get newer files from remote

5. To delete files from the remote site that are not on the local site, select Delete remote files not on local drive
   NOTE: If you selected, Get newer files from remote in step 4, from the Direction pull-down list, this option will read Delete local files not on remote server.

6. Click PREVIEW...
   The Preview dialog box appears.
   

7. To exclude a file from the synchronization process, in the Action column, deselect the file
   A file is selected if there is checkmark in front of it.

8. Click OK
   The synchronization process is complete.

9. OPTIONAL: Save a list of all files involved in the synchronization process

   1. Click SAVE LOG
      The Save as dialog box appears.

   2. From the Save in pull-down list, select the location where you wish to save the log

   3. In the File name text box, type a file name

   4. Click SAVE
      The log is saved.

10. Click CLOSE