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Open Dreamweaver
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Click on Define
Sites.. under the Site
drop down menu
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In the Define Site
box that comes up, click on the
New button
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In the next dialog box that you see you need to
enter the details of your site:
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Enter a name for your site e.g.
Entheos
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In the local root folder box choose your
local root folder using the
folder icon
You can ignore the rest of the details required
Here's a screenshot of what it should look like -
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This is the most important step so pay close
attention here :)
In the category box found on the left choose
Remote Info. Here's where
you need to fill out your ftp information to establish a
connection to the remote server.
In the Remote Info panel
choose FTP in the
Access drop down menu and
enter the following details:
FTP Host: (your ftp host -
it could be an IP address or your web site URL)
Login: (username)
Password: (password)
Host Directory: (this is
the directory for your site - it could be the site root folder
or a 'www' folder etc.)
Here's a screenshot of what it should look like -
Once you've entered all the details click on
OK
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If you're sure all the details have been
entered correctly you're ready to connect to the remote folder
and upload your files. Click on
Connect from the Site
drop down menu. If all goes well, you should be able to
connect to the remote site and see all the remote files in the
left pane.
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Choose the local folder and click on
Put from the
Site drop down menu to
upload the entire site to your remote site.
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Once the entire local folder is transferred to
the remote folder you can check your site online.
Note:
Get is for downloading
files and Put is for
uploading files.
