Setting up a new Dreamweaver site

After you plan your site structure, or if you already have an existing site, you should define a site in Dreamweaver before you start developing. Setting up a Dreamweaver site is a way to organize all of the documents associated with a website. For more information, see About Dreamweaver sites.

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You can also edit files without setting up a Dreamweaver site. For more information, see Accessing sites, a server, and local drives.

After you set up a Dreamweaver site, it's a good idea to export the site so that you have a local backup copy. For more information, see Importing and exporting sites.

To set up a Dreamweaver site:

Select Site > Manage Sites.
The Manage Sites dialog box appears.

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If you don't have any Dreamweaver sites defined, then the Site Definition dialog box appears and you can skip the next step.
Click the New button.
The Site Definition dialog box appears.
Do one of the following:
- Click the Basic tab to use the Site Definition Wizard, which steps you through the setup process.
- Click the Advanced tab to use the Advanced settings, which enable you to set up local, remote, and testing folders individually, as necessary.

Complete the Dreamweaver site setup process:

For the Site Definition Wizard, answer the questions on each screen, then click Next to advance through the setup process or click Back to return to a previous screen.
For Advanced settings, complete the Local Info category, the RemoteInfo category, and the Testing Server category, as necessary (see Using the Advanced settings to set up a Dreamweaver site).

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After you set up a Dreamweaver site, it's a good idea to export the site so that you have a local backup copy. For more information, see Importing and exporting sites.

If you are setting up a Dreamweaver site for a web application, see Setting Up a Web Application.