Adobe Dreamweaver
Creating a Local Web
In order to set up Adobe Dreamweaver for use with the Education.Exodios service you must first build your website offline and then upload it to the Education.Exodios server.
In Adobe Dreamweaver under the Files pane click on the location drop down menu. If you are doing this for the first time it will originally say Desktop. Then select Manage Sites...
The Manage Sites dialogue box will appear.
Click on new and the Site Definition wizard will start up.
Under site name you can name it whatever you want, just be sure to remember the name. Under the HTTP address type in the address of your website with the http:// prefix and then click on next.
In this next step Dreamweaver asks you if your web site will be using any special server technologies. This step isn't necessary but if you ever plan to use server side scripting select "Yes, I want to use a server technology." and then select "PHP MySQL" as the server technology and then click Next.
In this next step Dreamweaver asks you how you want to work with your files during development. Select "Edit locally, then upload to remote testing server." Click on the folder icon and use the browse dialogue box that follows to select where you want to store your website locally and then click next.
The next step is the step in which you enter the server information.
Under "How do you connect to your testing server?" select ftp.
Under the hostname or FTP address of the web server type www.exodios.com.
Under folder type in your Education.Exodios address.
Under FTP login type your username.
Under FTP password type your password.
Then click on Test Connection. Dreamweaver will test the information you put in if the test fails go back and verify all fields are filled in correctly. Once the test passes click on the next button.
Click on "No, do not enable check in and check out." and then click on Next.
The next step is to enter your Education.Exodios address, click on test URL and if the test passes click on next.
Finally, the last step is just a summary of the settings for your website, click on done and then done again on the Manage Sites dialogue box.
You are now ready to work with Dreamweaver to create your website. You may have noticed that the Files list on the right hand side has changed. This is where you are going to manage your files and create new webpages. When you are ready to upload your website just select the files you want to upload and click on the Blue Up Arrow, this is also known as the Put Files(s) button.