Configuring Dreamweaver for UVa Web Sites
Although this document details configuration of a site definition in Dreamweaver MX 2004, the information is transferable, except for use of SFTP, to site definitions in previous editions of Dreamweaver. In most cases, login is to blue.unix.virginia.edu with your Home Directory (blue.unix) userID and password. In exceptional cases, you should have been given information about the server and directory to use. The general format for the FTP Host Directory that corresponds to the given URL category is as follows:
| Site URL |
Site Directory on Host |
| http://www.virginia.edu/siteName/ |
/web/www.virginia.edu/doc/siteName/ |
| http://faculty.virginia.edu/siteName/ |
/web/faculty.virginia.edu/doc/siteName/ |
| http://www.people.virginia.edu/~yourUserID/ |
/home/yourUserID/public_html/ |
If local files are in C:\Documents and Settings\yourUserID\My Documents\siteName\. Use these steps to configure the site at http://www.virginia.edu/siteName/:
- Open Dreamweaver MX and choose "Site...Manage Sites". Click "New...Site" from the drop-down menu.
- Name the site - we suggest using the name of the website as it appears in the URL, e.g. siteName.
- Server technology? Your choice.
- Choose "Edit local copies on my machine, then upload ..." and accept the default folder or browse to another
- Choose to connect with "FTP" and enter the following:
| hostname or FTP address: |
|
blue.unix.virginia.edu |
| folder on server: |
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/web/www.virginia.edu/doc/siteName/ |
| your FTP login: |
|
yourUserID |
| your FTP password: |
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leave blank and make sure "Save" is NOT checked |
| Use Secure Connection: |
|
check "Use Secure FTP (SFTP)" |
| (Optional: Test Connection: |
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enter blue.unix password, click "Test Connection" |
| Save password? |
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UNcheck "Save" ) |
- Enabling Check-in / Check-out? Your choice - it is recommended as a means of keeping track of latest editing session. If myfile is "Checked Out", there will be a similarly named file, myfile.LCK, on the server. The file on your hard drive will also have a check in the Local View.
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