Get Your Site Files from the Server
This lesson describes how to download all your website files from the web server to your computer. You must do this before you can begin editing.
Terms:
- GET - When you begin working on a site, you use "Get" to get all the website files from the web server. This lesson shows you how to download all the website files to your computer.
- PUT - As you edit files and create new pages, you use "Put" to put them on the web serverr to publish them.
Steps:
- Open Dreamweaver.
- Connect to your Remote Site by clicking on the "Connect"
button.
In the FILES panel, click the drop-down list and select Remote Server as shown:
- Remote Server - shows all the files on the web server
- Local view - shows all the files on your computer
NOTE: If your website was previously edited with Contribute, you may receive an alert about Contribute compatibility; if you do, click "NO." (Contact Web Help if you think you need Contribute compatibilty).
- In the Remote Server list, select the top folder. This should be the home folder for your website.
- Right-click and select Get as shown here:
- You will see this message: Are you sure you wish to get the entire site? Click OK.
- This message displays: Get dependent files? Click No.
Files will begin to download to your computer. Depending on the size of the website, this might take a while. WAIT until all files have finished downloading. HINT: As long as the "Background Activity" box is still open, the site is still downloading.
Backup your directory
Now that the website files are on your computer, you might want to make a backup before you start editing. Just copy the website directory like you would any other directory on your computer. You can do this from Dreamweaver or from your computer file directory.
Next Step: Set up your Local Templates
If you open any page at this point, it won't look right. That's because you haven't set up your local Templates folder. The next lesson describes how to do that.
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