Defining
or Editing a Site
Note:
If you are starting a new site, before opening Dreamweaver,
you should create a folder for the site's data. This folder
is called the Local Root Folder. If you have redirected
My Documents, you should not create your Local Root Folder
in the My Documents folder. Instead, create the folder in your
Local Documents folder; or, create the folder on the C drive.
Keep the foldername short. Don't use any special characters
in the name as well. Examples, use your county name or an abbreviation
of the site's full name.
Note:
If you're setting up a new site, you need two things. First,
a College of Ag Science AG account. Second, this AG account
must be given permissions to access the correct folder on the
College webserver. This folder is called the Host Directory
and is mentioned below in step 9. If you are unsure what to
enter in Step 9, contact ICT via the Help
Desk Submission Form. In the Problem Details field, enter
"Website request" and then include the link to the
site itself.
- Open
Dreamweaver.
- If you
are starting from scratch, choose Site and then Site
Files. Double-click on the Define Sites drop-down list.
If you have already created a site and need to edit settings,
from the Site menu choose Define Site.
- The
Site Definition dialog box appears.
- To add
a new site, click New.
To edit a site, highlight its name and click Edit.
Note: If you are creating a new site, you should start
at step 4. If you're editing an existing site, use the steps
as needed. Example: if you need to update your AG password,
start at step 6.
- Enter
a site name. Example: Countyname (Armstrong) or an abbreviation
of the site's full name (YET).
- In the
Local Root Folder line, click the folder icon.
Browse to and select your Local Root Folder. When you locate
your local site folder and click OK or Select.
- In the
Category list at the left, click Remote Info.
- From
the Access drop-down list, choose FTP.
- Enter
the FTP host as: webftp.cas.psu.edu
Note: The Host Directory entry in Step 9 is the "path"
to your site's folder on the webserver. ICT should have provided
this information to you when the site was created.
County Extension office sites use this pattern:
/coext/countyname/ Examples: /coext/greene/
or /coext/wayne/
Department websites use this pattern: /casdept/sitename/
Examples: /casdept/das/ or /casdept/ipm/
- Enter
the Host Directory for your site. It should start and end
with a forward slash /.
- In the
Login box, enter AG\ followed by your AG account Userid.
Example: AG\jsw1024
- If you're
setting up a new site, enter your AG password (this may be
different than your PSU password).
If you're editing an existing site and need to update your
AG password, delete the current saved password. Then
reenter your new AG password.
- Place
a check in the Password's Save box.
- Place
a check in the Use Passive FTP box.
- Click
OK.
- If
you're setting up a new site, Dreamweaver should ask if
you want to cache the site. This allows Dreamweaver to do
a lot of things automatically (i.e., check dependent files,
update/correct links, etc.). Click Create or OK.
- In the
Define Sites dialog box, click Done.
- Your
Web Directory should appear in the Site list now.
- The
Site directory for the site now appears on the right.
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