Synching a local site to a remote site with Dreamweaver (Mac)

These instructions will show you how to sync a local site with a remote server using Dreamweaver on a Macintosh computer. Many of the steps and names can be replaced with your unique information.

  1. Create a new local folder under Documents and rename it "Test_Name" or any name you would like (e.g. Website, Test, Unnamed Site, John_Smith, etc.) on your computer For the purposes of this document I named the folder "Test."
  2. Open Dreamweaver. Click Site on the menu bar. From the drop-down menu. Choose New Site. You wil see Site Setup for Testing.
  3. Type Testing in the Site Name field.
  4. Click the folder icon Local Site Folder and choose the folder you created in step 1.

    New site

  5. Click Servers and click on the plus sign to add a new server.

    Site setup for testing

  6. Type the information as follows in the new dialogue box:

    Server Name:     Remote Server
    Connect using: SFTP
    SFTP Address: copland.udel.edu Port: 22
    Username: your username (e.g. UDelNet ID)
    Password: your password (e.g. UDelNet password)
    Root Directory: /www/htdocs/it/help/testreg
    Web URL: http://www.udel.edu/www/htdocs/it/help/testreg

    Creating a server

  7. Click Test to test the server connection. If the connection is not successful, review the information you entered into the text fields.

    Success

  8. Click Save, and Done for the last dialogue box.
  9. In the Servers dialogue box, check Remote next to the name of the server.
  10. Click Expand button on the lower-right to show both local and remote sites.
  11. Click Connect button in the Remote Servers dialogue box to connect to the remote host. A list of files should appear.

    Remote server files

  12. Right-click the /www/htdocs/it/help/testreg/ folder and choose Synchronize. A new dialogue box will give you options for retrieving the files and should appear as follows. Before choosing Preview, be sure to choose Get newer files from remote.

    Get files

  13. Click OK after you have reviewed the Preview screen.

    Get

  14. The files should now be located under both, Local Files and Remote Server.
  15. Click Expand button to return your window and files to the normal view and then double-click newfile.html to open.
  16. Save As to create a new version of newfile.html with a new name.
  17. Name this new version name.html with any name (e.g. helpfile.html, testing12_johnsmith.html, etc.) and verify Test is highlighted before clicking Save.
  18. Close the newfile.html window.
  19. Edit the new HTML file, saving the file periodically.
  20. Save the finished file and choose Expand buttonto expand to show local and remote sites.
  21. Choose Connect buttonto connect to the remote host and then right-click the site folder under Local Files.
  22. Click Synchronize.

    Put newer files to remote server

  23. Check to make sure that Selected Local Files Only and Put newer files to remote are chosen and click Preview.

    Put

  24. Click OK when prompted.

Your local site has been successfully synched with a remote site.



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