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Dreamweaver is professional web site development software commercialized by Macromedia. If you have created your web site in Dreamweaver and you want to use its build in site management feature to upload to your site, please follow the instruction below.

1. Create a folder named "htdocs" on your hard drive and place your site including the index.html file inside this folder.
2. Open Dreamweaver
   In the "Window" menu select "Site Files" to open the site management window.
3. Select "New Site" from the "Site" menu.

   

   You should see the following:

   

   Fill in the information requested:

   • Site Name: choose a name for your site, you can also enter your domain name
   • Local Root Folder: the folder in which you created you htdocs folder
   • HTTP Address: your domain HTTP address, your domain name with http:// in front of it
4. Select "Web Server Info" in the "Site Definition" window.
   
   Select FTP for the "Server Access" options and fill in the following information:
   • FTP Host: ftp.yourdomain.com
   • Host Directory: (optional)
   • Login: your username
   • Password: your password
   • Save: you can check this option if you want the software to memorize your password
5. Upload your site
   To upload your whole site, select the htdocs folder in the right frame of the site window and click on the button "Put". The software will connect to the server and will upload all files. The content on the server will appear in the left frame. To disconnect, just click on the "Disconnect" button.
   

For more help on how to use Dreamweaver please visit the Macromedia support site: http://www.macromedia.com/customercare/dreamweaver/