FTP
As we have seen in the introduction,
an FTP is a File Transfer Protocol and it is needed
to update/publish a website.
To use an FTP you need to have an account, this account generally
consists in:
- FTP host address
- username
- password
When you buy a domain or a host for your website, the company you
are byuing it from assigns you a username and a password, which
are needed to log into your account. They also give you the host
address for your website which represents the address where all
your files are stored.
In Dreamweaver we have an embeeded FTP. To set it go to Site -->
New Site and set the parameters of your FTP.
From now on every file you create into the folder you specified
when setting up the site will be considered as part of the site.
If the site is defined, when you open a file you can select Site
--> Put and by this command Dreamweaver will set up a connection
with your host, log in with your username and password and upload
the selected file. Dreamweaver will also ask you to save it if the
file is not saved and to include the dipendent elements (images,
css, htm...) in the upload.
You can also browse your local and rempote folder by slecting Window
--> Site. From this window you can easily explore the remote
and local folder and easily drag and drop files.
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