Uploading your Dreamweaver files to the Web

Uploading your Dreamweaver files
to the Web

I. Introduction
II. Configuring the server
III. Uploading a file your Astro account
IV. Viewing your file

A central Web server called Astro hosts Web sites for current Temple students, faculty, and staff. When Computer Services created an AccessNet account for you, an account with a public_html directory was also created on Astro. This directory provides a storage area for all your Web files.

When you use Dreamweaver, you can upload your files directly to your Astro account. Before you can upload any files, however, you need to configure the Web server. This guide provides instructions for configuring the server, uploading your files, and viewing your files on the Web.

Note: For instructions on uploading an entire site to the Web, see the companion document Uploading your Dreamweaver site to the Web.

II. Configuring the server

1. In Dreamweaver, click on Site and then select Manage Sites.

2. At the Manage Sites window, click on New and then select FTP & RDS Server.

3. At the Dreamweaver message window, click OK.

4. At the Configure Server window, complete the following:

a. In the Name box, enter your AccessNet username.

b. Click on the Access type box and select FTP.

c. In the FTP host box, type astro.temple.edu

d. In the Host directory box, type public_html

e. At the Login box, type your AccessNet username.

f. At the Password box, type your AccessNet password.

g. Click on Use Secure FTP (SFTP) to place a checkmark in the box.

h. Finally, click OK.

5. At the Manage Sites window, click Done.

Note: The Files panel in Dreamweaver now displays ftp://username to identify your site.

III. Uploading a file to your Astro account

1. Click on File and then select Save to Remote Server.

2. At the Save File window, double click on your site name.

3. At the next Save File window, check that the Save in box displays the public_html folder. Then, if you wish, enter a new file name in the Filename box. Finally, click on Save.

Note: If the public_html folder does not display in the Save in window, click on the down arrow. If the folder is not listed, contact the Help Desk at 215-204-8000.

IV. Viewing your file

You or anyone else can now view your file by typing the following address:

http://astro.temple.edu/~AccessNet-username/filename

For example, if your AccessNet username is jdoe and the file you uploaded is named report.html, you would type:

http://astro.temple.edu/~jdoe/report.html

Note: The tilde character (~) is located on the upper left side of the keyboard.