server, such as an Internet service provider, ask your provider for the following information: _ FTP host name _ Path for the Web directory _ FTP login _ FTP password Choose FTP from the Access drop-down list in the Remote Info page of the Site Definition dialog box (refer to Figure 2-3), and follow these steps: 1. In the FTP Host text box, type the hostname of your Web server. It should look something like ftp.host.com or shell.host.com or ftp.domain.com, depending on your server. (In my example, I used ftp.yourdreamsite.com.) 2. In the Host Directory text box, type the directory on the remote site in which documents visible to the public are stored (also known as the site root). It should look something like public/html/ or www/public/docs/. Again, this depends on your server. 3. In the Login and Password text boxes, type the login name and password required to gain access to your Web server. If you check the Save box, Dreamweaver stores the information and automatically supplies it to the server when you connect to the remote site. This is your unique login and password information that provides you access to your server. Click the Test button to make sure that youve entered everything correctly. If there are no problems, Dreamweaver responds with a box saying Dreamweaver connected to your Web server successfully. 4. Put a check mark in the Use Passive FTP or Use Firewall options only if your service provider or site administrator instructs you to do so. If you arent on a network but you do use a commercial service provider, you should not need to check either option. 5. Click OK to save your Web Server Info settings and close the Site Definition dialog box. If you want to continue reviewing the settings in other categories, choose Testing Server, Design Notes, Site Map Layout, File View Columns, or Contribute from the Category box on the left side of the screen. (You can find more information on these categories in Chapter 4.) Chapter 2: Setting Up a Web Site with Dreamweaver 39 40 Part I: Fulfilling Your Dreams Downloading an existing Web site If you want to work on an existing Web site and you dont already have a copy of it on your local computers hard drive, you can use Dreamweaver to download any or all the files in the site so that you can edit the existing pages, add new pages, or use any of Dreamweavers other features to check links and manage the sites further development. The first step is to get a copy of the site onto your computer by downloading it from the server. To download an existing Web site, follow these steps: 1. Create a new folder on your computer to store the existing site. 2. Specify this folder as the local root folder for the site with the Dreamweaver site setup features. Check out the section "Defining a site," earlier