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Procedure for Updating a website. This
is also available as a word document.
If you already have your website on the uni web server
and you want to update your site you follow the following procedure. This
will download a copy of your site onto your computer so you can make changes,
then upload those changes back to the uni web server.
- define a site
- connect to remote computer (uni webserver)
- download your site
- make changes
- upload your site
1. Defining a site
1. Click on the define a site link OR Choose Site
> New Site OR Edit Sites.
2. Name your site – write username
3. No, I don’t want server technology
4. Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to
server when ready
Where? Click on folder icon, navigate to website folder. E.g.
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\efolio
5. Change from Local/Network to FTP
then add
csusap.csu.edu.au
public_html
username
password
NB for advanced users: add extra folder name to
public_html if you have multiple sites eg. public_html/dlo
6. No, do not enable check in and check out
7. Done
2. Connect
To make it easier to manage your site expand the site files window
. This will
show your local files on the left and the remote files on the right.
In the Site panel, choose Site > Connect or click
the Connect to Remote Host button on the Site panel toolbar. 
3. Synchronize site (Download
site from remote server)
Choose Site > Synchronize and select Entire Site and
Get newer files from remote.

Press Preview, Okay then Close (don't save log).
4. Make Alterations
Change, edit and add new pages and images to your site.
5. Synchronize site (Upload
changes to remote server)
Choose Site > Synchronize and select Entire Site and
Put newer files to remote.

Press Preview, Okay then Close (don't save log).
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