Publish the Local Site

The final step in the tutorial is to publish the local site to the remote server. You should at first define a web server to which to upload your files and then enter FTP information. Site Manager contains an FTP component that will transfer files from your local site to the remote web server.

Steps:

  1. Choose "File/Site Manager/Switch to SiteManager" to switch to Site Manager

  2. Choose "Site/Define Site" from the menu bar to open the dialog

  3. Click "Test" in the sites list on the left of the dialog to select it

  4. Press the Edit button

  5. Press the "Web Server Info" tab

  6. Enter information about the web server in the box



    FTP Host: name of the FTP host to which the files are uploaded.
    Port: the port through which you connect to the FTP server
    User ID/Password: your login name and password
    Host Directory: the name of the host directory at the remote site where documents visible to the public are stored (also known as the site root)
    Save: check this box to save the password. If you uncheck it, each time you connect to the web server, you will be prompted to enter password

  7. Click OK to close the dialog box

  8. Choose "Edit/Preference" from the menu bar to open the dialog box

  9. Enter information in the dialog:


    Send Buffer:
    specify the send buffer size when you upload files
    Enable Proxy Access: if you upload files through a proxy server, enable the checkbox and then go on to the following options
    Host: the host of the proxy server
    Port: the port of the proxy server
    Do Not Use Proxy Server for Addresses: the addresses of some FTP servers to which you upload files without the proxy server.

  10. Click OK to close the dialog box

  11. Choose "Publish/All" from the menu bar and the documents in the local site will be transferred to the remote server. A progress bar appears while files are uploaded.

  12. When the transfer is completed, click the "Refresh" icon on the toolbar. The files that have been uploaded to the server will be displayed in the remote site pane.

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