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Define and test a remote server

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Define and test a remote server

- [Instructor] Before you can upload your webpages to a remote server and deploy them on the internet for all the world to see, you need to add the server details to your site definition in Dreamweaver. Make a note of the server address, connection protocol, and login credentials, and then click the Define Servers button at the top right of the files panel. This opens the Site Setup dialog box for the current site with the server section already selected. Dreamweaver allows you to define multiple servers for the same site, although you can connect to only one at a time. To add a server to your site definition, click this plus button at the bottom left, and this presents you with a dialog box where you fill in the connection details. The first field, Server Name, is simply for you to identify the server within Dreamweaver. It doesn't matter what name you use, I'm gonna use Remote Server. The next field, Connect Using, is where you set the connection protocol. The default is FTP, which…

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