To set up a new site using
the Basic or Advanced Site Definition instructions.
The "Define
Sites" dialog
The Define Sites dialog box
is accessed from the Site Files view.
To Define a Site for the first
time, click “Site” then select “New Site…”
Basic Site Definition Instructions
Editing Files:
This screen prompts you to enter the name of the site.
Give the site a name that is logical to you.
After typing in the name, click next.
Editing Files, Part
2 asks if you want to work with server technology such as Coldfusion… You will not use server technology, select “No,
do not want to use a server technology,” then click next.
Editing Files, Part
3: Select “Edit local copies on my machine…”
This option directs the designer to create and update files from the
local root folder to eliminate overwriting information on the server. If you did not already create a folder on
the desktop, click browse by the file folder
. Click the down arrow, select Desktop then click
the new folder button
and name the folder. Click Open, then Select. If you already created the Local Root Folder
on the Desktop, browse to find your Local Root Folder by clicking the file folder
. When you find the folder, click Select then
click next.
Sharing Files: Answer the question, “How do you want to connect
to the server?” by selecting “FTP” from the pull down menu. The answers to the other questions on the screen
must be provided your mentor. If you
want to check if you set up your site correctly, type in your password then,
click Test Connection. If your settings
are correct, you should receive a message that says “Host found…”
If the test is successful, click next.
If the test results in an error message check that you followed the steps
properly and the information provided by your mentor is correct.
IMPORTANT: All information
for the text boxes must be supplied by your mentor (FTP web server address,
folder on the server, server login and password).
Sharing Files, Part
2: When asked, “Do you want to enable check in
and check out…,” select “No, do not enable…”
If you work with a partner or in a group, you may edit the Site Definition
later to enable this feature which helps prevent overwriting documents on
the shared server file. Click next.
The last window provides
a summary of the Site Definition.
Advanced
The dialog box has two important
categories: local info, and remote info. To
choose the right category, click on your selection under the "Category"
list on the left side.
Instead of following step-by-step
instructions from the Basic tab, the Advanced tab allows
you to enter all the information in just a few screens.
Under the Category “Local
Info,” you may enter the site name, Local Root Folder, default images
folder, and the HTTP address of the website.
You may browse to the Local
Root Folder and default image folder. Be
sure to create the image folder inside the Local Root Folder. Your mentor will
give you the HTTP address of your site.
Click the box for “Enable
Cache” (if it is not already checked).
Select "Remote
Info" from the Category side.
Use the pull-down menu next to Access to select FTP.
Your mentor will provide you
with the FTP host, host directory, login and password information. Enter the information as instructed inside the
text boxes. Click OK.
