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This tech tip will teach you how to define your site, which will make a multiple page website easier to manage. This tech tip will not, however, teach you how to get web space or register domain names, etc. The best way to work on a website is to have a local copy and a remote copy. In most instances this will consist of one copy on your computer and another on the internet. The local copy is the one on your computer, and the remote one would be the one on the internet (the live copy). The term live is used to describe what is active. If a file is on the live copy, then that would be the file that other users are able to see. It is important to understand what you are working with to prevent being confused with two different copies of the website. You can always just have one copy used, but it is a good idea to make changes on a not live version of your website and test it before you put it out where people will see it. On the other hand, if you are just making a simple website for a simple project or something you wont need to set up a remote view, but it will be helpful to have the local set up in making your links, etc. When you first open up Dreamweaver, look at the Site window (F8), and click on the left of the two drop down menus. Then select Edit Sites and create a new one. You can do it with the wizard, but I will explain the advanced settings, so click on the advanced tab.
Local Info Site Name: Basic name you want your website to be labeled. This wont affect what other people see, it will just be easier if you are working on multiple websites to distinguish between them. Local Root Folder: Earlier I introduced what local and remote copies of a website are. This is the where you locate the local copy, which in most cases will be on your computer hard drive. Refresh Local File List Automatically: Make sure this is checked if you want everything in your site file list to always be exact. Default images folder: If there is one folder that you will be putting in all of your pictures, put that in here. You do not really need to use this option, but it is here if you want to. HTTP Address: Place here where your website can be found on the internet. (i.e., http://www.zbths.org/) Cache: Checking this box will enable caches to be made which will speed up the assets panel that you may use to aid you in various
Remote View Depending on how you connect to your website you will configure this part differently. The most common ways are FTP and Local/Network. There are some providers who do not provide you with proper information to use FTP, which forces you to use an internet browser to upload your files. Access: FTP (When using FTP, the information needed should all be provided by your web space provider.)
Access: Local/Network
Site Map Layout You can also configure the layout of your site map, which can be viewed by pressing Alt + F8.
These are the basics for defining a site in order to let you efficiently maintain a website of multiple pages. - Eilert, WebCrew
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