Setting Up A Site in Dreamweaver

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After locating the icon on the desktop (PC) or the icon in the dock (Mac) you will see a screen that looks similar to this:

1. Choose the option of Dreamweaver Site.

Site Definition - Editing Files

2. The Dreamweaver Site Definition Wizard gives a generic title of "Unnamed Site 1." However, when working with multiple sites, such as a personal site and a work site, if each name is named "Unnamed Site 1", "Unnamed Site 2", etc, it soon becomes hard to determine which site is what. Choose a name that is unique and descriptive for the site that you will be working on.

For example, we can name our site for this lesson, Berlin Travel Site.

3. In the next box type the address (or URL) of your page if you know it. For St. Edward's the URL will be http://myweb.stedwards.edu/seuloginname

4. Click Next

5. Select "No, I do not want to use a server technology." on the next screen, then click Next.

The only time that you would use server technology would be if you were creating a web application or a site connected to a database. If so select Yes and follow the instructions.

6. Select "Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to server when ready (recommended)".

When selecting this option, Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to server when ready simply means each time you save your webpage, the viewer will not see the "work in progress" changes as you work. This also prevents the user from moving to another page and then going back to the previous page, and find that things have been moved around.

The option of Edit directly on the server using local network is quite the opposite. When this option is selected, each time you hit save the changes are immediately put into place. If there are users on your webpage before you make a change, they will need to refresh their browser to get to the current one.

7. Click on the browse button.

8. After clicking on the browse button, choose your Edshare drive.

9. Select a folder on your computer where you would like to save all your files. For this lesson you can create a new folder in your EdShare home folder named berlinWall.

10. Click on the Select button and then you are taken to the previous window with your Edshare information in the little box located below the text of Where on your computer do you want to store you files?"

11. Click on the Next button.

12. In the box below the words "How do you want connect to your remove server" choose FTP.

13. Enter in the host name or the FTP Address of your website.

Since we are working on Edshare, the host name is edshare.stedwards.edu. If you buy a domain name, most times the company will give you the host name. If you are using a free-website, since each one is different, you will need to consult the FAQ's for more details.

14. In this box, type in the words public_html. This folder is the same, generally, as the folder where you save your files locally.

15. In the box that is asking for FTP Login, enter in your St. Edward's Log-in Name and password.

For a domain-bought, the company will give you this information, and normally for a Free-website the username and password is the one that you signed up with.

16. Make sure the check box of "Use Secure FTP (SFTP)" is checked for the St. Edward's Network.

If you bought your a domain, it might or might not be required to have this checked. The only way to know is to click on the test connection button.

17. Click on the Test Connection Button.

If your settings are done correctly, it will tell you that you have connected successfully.

18. After your settings are correct, click Next.

If by chance that you forget to check the box and attempt to test your connection, it will appear with a larger box with some possible reasons to fix it.

19. After you have successfully tested your connection, click next and then choose the option of No, do not enable check in and check out.

The option of Check in and Check out refers to when you are working in a large group. If the optio is enabled, it allows one user full editing access and shows as "read-only" when opening the same file to other users.

If the option is disabled, it will allow each person in the group to open and edit the same file. If one person changes and uploads the file, while a second person changes and uploads the same file, the first person's changes are not visible, but the second person's changes are to the user.

20. Click on Done.