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Article by: Singer Design

Number #4 - FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

What is it?
FTP is a File Transfer Protocol for transferring files between your computer and an FTP site. This basically allows you to make any work you have done, live on the internet. Dreamweaver has an in-built FTP feature.

This saves you time and money by not using a separate FTP program.

When using in a conversation?
"Hurry up and transfer those files onto the FTP site. The client is getting impatient."

How do I use it?
To use the FTP feature inside Dreamweaver, make sure you have the following:

FTP Checklist:
- FTP Host?
- Login?
- Password?

Once you have this information ready you are nearly ready to start uploading!

Press F8 to get your Site Files.

Now goto Site > Edit Sites.

Select your site then press Edit. Under the Advanced Tab, select the Remote Info category. Select the FTP Access option. Put in your FTP Host, Login and Password values. The Host Directory is where your files are located inside the FTP account. Usually the default directory is 'httpdocs'.

At the bottom you will notice two more options. The first one allows you to automatically upload your files when you press the save button. This option can be useful to see live results on a website instanesouly. However can get annoying as each time you press Save you have to wait until the file has been uploaded.

The second option allows your files to be checked. This option is useful to alert other people accessing the file that you may have a more recent version, when you are working in a team environment or alone using several computers.

After pressing okay to save the information, Simply use the 'Put' command to upload your files.

Site > Put or press Ctrl+Shift+U. Now your files are on the internet!

When to use it?
Using it seems fairly obvious in this feature - Whenever you want your work to be live on the Internet!

Contents

• Number #5 - The Site Map
• Number #4 - FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• Number #3 - The Preview Button
• Number #2 - Keyboard Shortcuts
• Number #1 - Code View

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