How to Setup a New Site with DreamWeaver MX (Mac) for FTP Access.
Tango Hosting
- Open Dreamweaver.
From the top menu bar choose
Site --> New Site
- Make sure the Basic tab is selected at the top.
Type in a name for your site. (This is an internal naming convention used by Dreamweaver. You can use any name you like).
Choose Next
- Make sure "No, I do not want to use a server technology", is selected.
Choose Next
- Make sure "Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to the server when ready (recommended), is selected. This allows you to upload your web pages to the server when you are ready.
Next you will need to tell Dreamweaver where your web site is located on your hard drive. Click on the folder to select the location of the web site. Once you click on the folder you have the option to choose an existing folder or create and then choose a new folder.
Choose Next
- The red arrows show the fields that need to be entered in order to FTP to Spinner. The first three arrows are the same for every user;
"How do you connect to your remote server?"
FTP"What is the hostname or FTP address of your Web server?"
This will be in the format ftp.your-domain.com , where your-domain.com is your actual web site domain name. ( e.g. ftp.tangohosting.com )"What folder on the server do you want to store your files in?"
your-domain.com/www/ , where your-domain.com is your actual web site domain name. ( e.g. tangohosting.com/www/ )Each account has a unique FTP login and password that you will receive in your setup email from Tango Hosting..
Choose Next
- Select "No, do not enable check in and check out". (You may want to use this feature if several users will be maintaining a web site.)
Choose Next
- The last screen will show you a summary of the settings you have specified.
Select Done if the setting look correct.
