Connecting via FTP
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- You'll need a laptop (Mac or PC)
- Dreamweaver CC installed. Dreamweaver can be downloaded from theAdobe website here.
Can I use this tutorial with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, CS5 or CS6?
Daniel Scott
Founder of Bring Your Own Laptop & Chief Instructor
instructorI discovered the world of design as an art student when I stumbled upon a lab full of green & blue iMac G3’s. My initial curiosity around using the computer to create ‘art’ developed into a full-blown passion, eventually leading me to become a digital designer and founder of Bring Your Own Laptop.
Sharing and teaching are a huge part of who I am. As a certified Adobe instructor, I've had the honor of winning multiple Adobe teaching awards at their annual MAX conference. I see Bring Your Own Laptop as the supportive community I wished for when I was first starting out and intimidated by design. Through teaching, I hope to bring others along for the ride and empower my students to bring their stories, labors of love, and art into the world.
True to my Kiwi roots, I've lived in many places, and currently, I reside in Ireland with my wife and kids.
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Hi, Welcome,
My name is Daniel Walter Scott. I am a trainer here at Bring Your Own Laptop.
The topic we are covering today is: Connecting Via FTP
In the previous tutorial we had a quick look at what is a domain name and what is hosting. Now that you’ve signed up you would have got an e-mail and that e-mail will give you details regarding how to set up what is called your FTP. It’s the most common way of connecting you Dreamweaver files to your host so that your world can see your website.
So start by opening the mail you received from your new host, which contains your FTP information. So to hook up Dreamweaver to your site, Click Site > manage sites
Then a list will appear, Double click on Example-tutorial
The name and local site folders were covered in an earlier tutorial; this is where it is stored on your computer.
Click Server
Click “+” button
Here you will fill in the details received in the e-mail into this screen.
All host send slightly different information so this part can be hard to set up.
Server name: completely up to you. Example: digital pacific hosting
Connect using: FTP
FTP Address: This can be one of a several, example FTP.yourdomain.com. Replace yourdomain with your website name, or yourdomain.com, or www.yourdomain.com or it can also be in the form of an IP address i.e. 10.255.0.0.1
Username: this should be in the e-mail received from the host, this will either look like a username i.e. username1 or it can also look like an e-mail address i.e. [email protected]
Password: this should be in the e-mail received from the host.
Root directory: try blank first, if blank does not work try public_html
Test the above using the test button.
Once Test has been pressed and the result is “successfully connect to your server” then you have completed this step.
If you are splitting your host into little pieces, add in your domain i.e. public_html/yourdomain
Web URL: This will be completed automatically from the other information you have filled in.
Test your sever connection again using the Test button
If your connection has been unsuccessful, Click on “More Options”
Toggle the available options on and off while continuing to test your connection.
If none of the above works, don’t be afraid to contact your host, as “support” should be included in the package you have subscribed to.
Call is better than e-mail support as e-mail support can be slow and on the phone your host will be able to talk you through the troubleshooting.
Once completed you should be able to click test and connect successfully.
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