Webdav connections – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 User Manual
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Site management
Last updated 6/3/2015
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Select Local/Network from the Connect Using pop-up menu.
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Click the folder icon beside the Server Folder text box to browse to and select the folder where you store your site
files.
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In the Web URL text box enter the URL of your website (for example, http://www.mysite.com). Dreamweaver uses
the Web URL to create site root-relative links, and to verify links when you use the link checker.
For a more extensive explanation of this option, see
.
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Click Save to close the Basic screen. Then in the Servers category, specify whether the server you just added or edited
is a remote server, a testing server, or both.
WebDAV connections
Use this setting if you connect to your web server using the Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning
(WebDAV) protocol.
For this connection method, you must have a server that supports this protocol, such as Microsoft Internet Information
Server (IIS) 5.0 or an appropriately configured installation of Apache web server.
Note: If you select WebDAV as your connection method, and you are using Dreamweaver in a multiuser environment, you
should also make sure that all of your users select WebDAV as the connection method. If some users select WebDAV, and
other users select other connection methods (FTP, for example), Dreamweaver’s check-in/check-out feature will not work
as expected, since WebDAV uses its own locking system.
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Select Site > Manage Sites.
2
Click New to set up a new site, or select an existing Dreamweaver site and click Edit.
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In the Site Setup dialog box, select the Servers category and do one of the following:
• Click the Add New Server button to add a new server
• Select an existing server and click the Edit Existing Server button
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In the Server Name text box, specify a name for the new server. The name can be anything of your choosing.
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Select WebDAV from the Connect Using pop-up menu.
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For the URL, enter the complete URL to the directory on the WebDAV server you want to connect to.
This URL includes the protocol, port, and directory (if not the root directory). For example,
http://webdav.mydomain.net/mysite.
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Enter your username and password.
This information is for server authentication and is not related to Dreamweaver. If you are not sure of your username
and password, check with your system administrator or webmaster.
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Click Test to test your connection settings.
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Select the Save option if you want Dreamweaver to remember your password each time you start a new session.
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In the Web URL text box enter the URL of your website (for example, http://www.mysite.com). Dreamweaver uses
the Web URL to create site root-relative links, and to verify links when you use the link checker.
For a more extensive explanation of this option, see
.
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Click Save to close the Basic screen. Then in the Servers category, specify whether the server you just added or edited
is a remote server, a testing server, or both.