Install your website with dreamwaver
The following guide help you to install your web pages on your hosting using the publishing feature of Dreamweaver. We suppose that you already have the software.
Setting up a website
1. Take your account data. These informations have been sent to you in the confirmation email you recevied when you created the account.
2. Click on "site"then "New Site" or "Site" then "manage sites" then "edit" if you've already set up a website.
3. Click on the tab "advanced" then "Remote Info"
4. In the right part, indicate the parameters of connection .
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Access |
FTP |
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FTP host |
ftp.<Your domain name> |
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Host directory |
httpdocs |
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User name |
FTP login |
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Password |
FTP password |
5. Click on "Test"
If you get:
Congratulations, you are properly connected to your accommodation, you can go to
the next step
If you get:
This means that
- either you made a mistake in the host parameter
- or the domain name is still not functional.
- Or the hosting is not forwarded to the domain name, you must in this case verify that the DNS domain are those indicated in the email. Change them if they are not correct. Contact Support
In the latter two cases, to connect you can replace the set "FTP host" the IP address specified in the mail.
If you get:
It means that you have done a mistake in the setting "Name" or "password" or codes provided are not correct.
If you get:
It means that you have done a mistake in the setting "directory of the host" or you do not have the rights to reach this directory.
Post your site on hosting
1. Showing files from your local site by selecting the in the files of the interface.
2. Click the right button to display the shortcut menu and click on "place"
3. you can also publish a file or folder by performing the same operation on the tree of your site.
Automatically upload your files with each modification
When you are modifying a folder, you can publish it automatically on your hosting.
1. Go back on the website settings.
2. Check the "Auto Download. files to the hosting server to another"
If you create a new file on your local site, you must explicitly place it expect if you're making somes changes on it.
Acquire files from hosting
1. Showing files from your remote site by choosing "remote viewing" in the files of the interface
The tree is displayed to your hosting download file. So here you can manage your files (delete, copy, move, etc.)
2. Click on the right button to display the shortcut menu and click on "buy"
3. you can also buy a file or folder by performing the same operation on the tree of your remote site.