Publishing a Site From Adobe Dreamweaver

Before publishing a site from Dreamweaver, you need to define the site properties, that is, you need to tell Dreamweaver where your site files are located on your computer, and to specify the server to which you want to publish the site.

To define a site in Dreamweaver:

  1. From the Site menu, choose New Site. The Site Definition screen opens.
  2. Click the Advanced tab.
  3. In the Local Info category, specify the following:
  4. From the Category menu, select the Remote Info item.
  5. From the Access menu, select the FTP option. Most likely, your server supports publishing through FTP (File Transfer Protocol, commonly used for transferring files over the Internet).
  6. Specify the following settings:
  7. To ensure that you specified the correct login and password, and that Dreamweaver can connect to the server, click the Test button.
  8. To save the settings, click OK.

To publish your site:

  1. Open your site in Dreamweaver.
  2. From the Site menu, select the Put option (or press Ctrl+Shift+U simultaneously).