Troubleshoot the remote folder setup – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 User Manual
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Select Automatically Upload Files to Server on Save if you want Dreamweaver to upload your file to your remote site
when you save the file.
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Select Enable File Check Out if you want to activate the Check In/Out system.
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If you are using a Testing server, select a server model from the Server Model pop-up menu. For more information,
see .
Connect to or disconnect from a remote folder with network access
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You don’t need to connect to the remote folder; you’re always connected. Click the Refresh button to see your remote
files.
Connect to or disconnect from a remote folder with FTP access
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In the Files panel:
• To connect, click Connects to Remote Host in the toolbar.
• To disconnect, click Disconnect in the toolbar.
Troubleshoot the remote folder setup
The following list provides information on common problems you may encounter in setting up a remote folder, and
how to resolve them.
There is also an extensive tech note that specifically provides FTP troubleshooting information on the Adobe website
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• The Dreamweaver FTP implementation might not work properly with certain proxy servers, multilevel firewalls,
and other forms of indirect server access. If you encounter problems with FTP access, ask your local system
administrator for help.
• For a Dreamweaver FTP implementation, you must connect to the remote system’s root folder. Be sure to indicate
the remote system’s root folder as the host directory. If you’ve specified the host directory using a single slash (/),
you might need to specify a relative path from the directory you are connecting to and the remote root folder. For
example, if the remote root folder is a higher level directory, you may need to specify a ../../ for the host directory.
• Use underscores in place of spaces, and avoid special characters in file and folder names wherever possible. Colons,
slashes, periods, and apostrophes in file or folder names can sometimes cause problems.
• If you encounter problems with long filenames, rename them with shorter names. On the Mac OS, filenames cannot
be more than 31 characters long.
• Many servers use symbolic links (UNIX), shortcuts (Windows), or aliases (Macintosh) to connect a folder on one
part of the server’s disk with another folder elsewhere. Such aliases usually have no effect on your ability to connect
to the appropriate folder or directory; however, if you can connect to one part of the server but not another, there
might be an alias discrepancy.
• If you encounter an error message such as “cannot put file,” your remote folder may be out of space. For more
detailed information, look at the FTP log.
Note: In general, when you encounter a problem with an FTP transfer, examine the FTP log by selecting Window >
Results (Windows) or Site > FTP Log (Macintosh), then clicking the FTP Log tag.