Dreamweaver CS5 FTP Connect for direct file transfer

In development of a website we almost always need to upload our files to the hosting server and we would be happy to accomplish this in a flesh.

Dreamweaver CS5 makes it easy setting up the site and identifying your main web site folder and get it to your web hosting provider but anyways you need to set up a remote server profile in your site settings. If you fail to do so you’ll have broken links and images along with files that don’t show up on your server where you expect them to. To work successfully with Dreamweaver you MUST begin by setting up your site correctly, after that all you need to do is to go to your Files panel (in the Window menu, choose Files if it is not already checked) and click on the Up arrow to PUT files, but let’s go deeper with this trough the next steps.

1.SETTING THE SITE UP

At the bottom, in main menu, go to Site and select New Site.
The new site setup dialog requires just two settings to get started. First, give your site a name (any name will do, it’s just for your reference). Next, click the small folder icon to the right of the Local Site Folder field and select the folder on your hard drive where you will store all of the files and subfolders in your site.

3.SETTING THE FTP REMOTE SERVER

In the Servers tab, you need to click the small plus sign at the bottom of the server category window to open the FTP settings dialog and fill up fields:
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  + Server Name This is a name you give your hosting provider. I recommend calling it something that you’ll remember where it is and what is hosted there. This is especially important if you’re going to set up multiple locations to post your files (like testing servers and version control servers).
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  + Connect Using: FTP — you can also use other methods, but this is the most common and easiest. Talk to your hosting provider to find out if they require use of sFTP or another connection method.
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  + FTP Address: This is the domain of your hosting provider. It often starts with ftp.. Talk to your hosting provider to find the correct address.
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  + Username: The username for your hosting provider.
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  + Password: The password for your hosting provider account.
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  + Root Directory: This is often left blank, but sometimes you need to put your files in a sub-directory. Talk to your hosting provider if you have questions.
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  + Web URL: The URL of your website. This is so that Dreamweaver can help you test pages.

3.THE FTP FILE TRANSFER

Now, you can click on the up arrow again and upload your files to your hosting server. No more FileZilla or other transfer files app needed.