The most common way to publish a Web site after you develop it is to use FTP to send the site to a remote server. If that is how you're going to publish your site, the steps coming up help you through the process.
If you're using a remote server, such as an Internet service provider, ask your provider for the following information:
* FTP host name - ftp.yourdoamin.com
* Path for the host directory - public_html
* FTP login - this is your cPanel login
* FTP password - this is your cPanel password
As you follow this set up make sure that the FTP setting are set to Passive. You do this by editing the site click on Advanced tab, click Remote Info and make sure that you have the Use Passive FTP box checked.
Choose FTP from the Access drop-down list in the Remote Info page of the Site Definition dialog box and follow these steps:
1. In the FTP Host text box, type the hostname of your Web server.
It should look something like ftp.yourdoamin.com or shell.host.com or www.host.com, depending on your server.
2. In the Host Directory text box, type the directory on the remote site in which documents visible to the public are stored (also known as the site root).
It should look something like public/html/ or www/public/docs/. Again, this depends on your server.
3. In the Login and Password text boxes, type the login name and password required to gain access to your Web server. If you check the Save box, Dreamweaver stores the information and automatically supplies it to the server when you connect to the remote site.
This is your unique login and password information that provides you access to your server.
4. Put a check mark in the Use Passive FTP.
5. If you don't want to check any other settings, click OK to save your Web Server Info settings and then close the Site Definition dialog box.
If you want to continue reviewing the settings in other categories, choose Testing Server, Design Notes, Site Map Layout, File View Columns, or Contribute from the Category box on the left side of the screen.
