Uploading your Dreamweaver site to the web
I. Introduction

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 site 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 Web site, and viewing your site on the Web.

Note: For instructions on uploading an individual file to the Web, see the companion document Uploading your Dreamweaver files 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 Site.

3. At the Site Definition window, check that the Advanced tab is selected and under Category check that Local Info is selected.

4. In the Site name box, type a name for your Web site.

5. In the Local root folder box, enter the location where you wish to save the files on your computer.

6. In the HTTP address box, type http://astro.temple.edu/~username. For example, if your AccessNet username is jdoe, you would type: http://astro.temple.edu/~jdoe

7. Then, from the Category box, click on Remote Info.

 
 

8. Under Remote Info, complete the following:

a. Click on the Access box and select FTP.

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

c. In the Host directory box, type public_html

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

e. At the Password box, type your AccessNet password. If you wish, you can click on Test to check that you can connect to the server.

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

g. Finally, click OK.
 

9. At the Manage Sites window, the name of your site displays. Click on Done.

Note: The Files panel in Dreamweaver now displays a folder with the name of your site.
   
 

III. Importing files to your site folder

1. To import an html file to your site folder, open the file in Dreamweaver, select File, and then click on Save to Remote Server.
 

2. At the Save File window, click on the Save in field and select Websites. Then double click on the name of your site folder.

 

3. The Save File window displays the public_html folder in the Save in field. The Filename field displays the name of your file. If you wish, you can change the file name. Click Save to add the file to your site folder.
   
 

IV. Uploading your site

1. In Dreamweaver, right click on the site folder and select Put.

 

2. At the prompt, click OK to upload the files to your Astro account. Your site is now available for viewing on the Web.

   
 

V. Viewing your site

 

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

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

For example, if your AccessNet username is jdoe, you would type:

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

The tilde character (~) is located on the upper left of the keyboard. When you specify this address, the system will display the file named index.htm, index.html, default.htm, or default.html. If you wish to directly access another Web page in your account, type the filename, such as:

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

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