Defining a new site in Macromedia Dreamweaver 6 MX

1. Left click on the "Site" menu located at the top of the Dreamweaver window. Now select the "New Site..." option.
   
   
   
   
   
2. A new window will appear, type in a friendly name for your site in the white box, then click the "Next" button.
   
   
   
   
   
3. If you are not using PHP or JSP select "No, I do not want to use a server technology.", if you are then select the second option and pick your chosen technology from the list below. When done click the "Next" button to continue.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Unless you are running a webserver on your local machine, the second option "Edit locally, then upload to remote testing server" is the most suitable. Then select where to store your website on your computer, it's best to create a new directory for your files. When done click the "Next" button to continue.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Now you have to specify the remote server information. From the first pull-down box select "FTP". Enter "www.devisland.net" as the hostname, then enter your account username and password in the bottom two boxes, leaving the third box blank. If you are currently connected to the internet you can test the details you have entered by using the "Test Connection" button. A message box will appear stating the outcome of the test, if it's successful click the "Next" button to continue.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Next Type in your full web address (including the http://) into the text box. This might be in the format of "www.yourusername.devisland.net" or a domain name that you may have hosted with us.If you are currently connected to the internet you can test the details you have entered by using the "Test URL" button. A message box will appear stating the outcome of the test, if it's successful click the "Next" button to continue.
   
   
   
   
   
7. The next question can most of the time be left at its default value which is "No, do not enable check in and check out" unless there is more than one person working on the site at a time. Click the "Next" button to continue.
   
   
   
   
   
8. The details of your new site are now displayed. You can use the advanced tab at the top to configure your site further, but for now just click the "Next" button to close the window.
   
   
   
   
   
9. The next step is to connect to the remote site. This is done by clicking on the "Site" button in "Files" pane at the right. From this menu select the "Connect" option.
   
   
   
   
   
10. To view your remote files in the "Files" pane at the right click on the left most pull-down box and select "Remote View" option.