How do I use DreamWeaver MX to upload my website?

Open your website in DreamWeaver MX and follow the instructions below to upload the site.

1. Click on the 'Files ' tab inside the right side panel of your screen.
2. Click the 'Connect' icon (first icon on the left).
3. Select the 'Remote Info' category.
4. Pick 'FTP' from the 'Access' drop down box.
5. Enter 'ftp.example.com' (replace example.com with your domain name) into the 'FTP Host' field.
6. Enter '/var/www/html' in the 'Host Directory' field.
7. In the 'Login' field enter your account's username and domain name in the format of 'username@example.com'.
8. Enter your account's password in the 'Password' field.
9. Check the 'Passive FTP' option and click 'OK'.
10. Click the 'Connect' icon again, then the icon on the far right to expand the site panel.
11. Select the index.html file in the right hand window (local copy).
12. Click the blue arrow pointing up and answer yes when prompted if you wish to include dependant files.

If you wish to upload CGI scripts to the account just enter '/var/www' as the 'Host Directory' at step 6. Then when uploading files, place the CGI scripts in the cgi-bin directory and the HTML files in the html directory.

These instructions relate to DreamWeaver MX, but are similar in other versions.

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