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Setting
Up a New Site in Dreamweaver MX
- Click
Site on the menu bar at the top of the screen, then
click New Site.
- Click
on the Advanced Tab if you're not there already.
- You
should be in the "Local Info" Category.
If not, click on the words "Local Info" in the window on
the left.
- For
Site Name, type in the name of the site as you'd like
it to appear in Dreamweaver.
- For "Local
root folder," if
you know the path, type it in; if not, click on the folder
icon to the right, and browse to your site's main folder.
- Make
sure "Refresh local file list automatically" is
checked.
- For "Default
images folder," again,
type in the path if you know it; if not, browse to your
site's image folder.
- Type
in the full URL of your site - http://www.yourdomain.com or
just http://yourdomain.com
- Keep "Enable
cache" checked.
- Click
on "Remote Info" in
the Category window off to the left.
- Select "FTP" from
the drop-down menu on the right.
- In "FTP host," type
your domain name (www.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com).
- For "Host directory," type "../../../web" (without
the quotes).
- Enter
your login name and password for your website, then click "Test." If
it connects successfully, click OK. If not, be sure you
have entered all the correct information and try again.
Uploading Files to the
Server in Dreamweaver MX
In the Files browser
(accessible by hitting F8), highlight the file you wish
to upload and click the Up Arrow at the top of the browser.
If you wish to send multiple files, hold CTRL and click
each file until they're all highlighted, then click the
UP Arrow.
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