8.
Fill in the following Remote Info:
Field
Description
FTP Host
The name of the web server you wish to transfer your
web pages to or from. Common host names include
trainweb.seattleu.edu (specifically for this course),
www.seattleu.edu, classes.seattleu.edu, insite.seat
tleu.edu, or fac staff.seattleu.edu
H
OST
D
IRECTORY
This is the subfolder(s) within the site to which you
wish to transfer your pages. This is usually the part of
the web address that follows the server and domain
address listed above for FTP Host. For instance, IT
Computer Training's web address is www.seat
tleu.edu/it/training. The FTP Host is www.seat
tleu.edu and the Host Directory is /it/training.
Login
The Login consists of two parts; the domain name,
always seattleu/, and your standard login name
(same as your email). For example,
seattleu/
training1
.
Password
Enter your standard login password (same as your
email password).
NOTE: Click the Test button to
9.
Click Ok to connect.
ensure the connection is accurate
before closing the dialog box.
3.4 Getting and Putting Files
After the FTP connection has been made, uploading new or updated items from your
local computer to the remote web server is as easy as clicking a button. All you have
to do is learn the Put command to place files on the server and the Get command to
copy files from the server onto your computer.
Uploading the local website to the remote web server
Dreamweaver MX's transfer program is easy and intelligent. You may notice that
when transferring files to the web server, the program will ask if you would like to
include dependent files. These are items that may be embedded in the page (such as
images) or linked to the page, such as relative links.
TIP: Select your site folder to put
1.
In the Site panel, select the file(s) or folder(s) you wish to transfer to the server.
the entire website.
2.
Click the Put button.
3.
When uploading a file, a dialog box appears asking if you want to upload depen
dent files . If the files already exist on the remote site, click No. If not, or you are
not sure, click Yes.
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Seattle University Information Technology Computer Training
Managing Files
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