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HCDE532 » Publishing Your Website

Most common web browsers can retrieve files hosted on File Transfer Protocol (FTP) web servers.

What is a Web Server?

The primary function of a web server is to deliver web pages on the request to clients. This means delivery of HTML documents and any additional content that may be included by a document, such as images, style sheets and JavaScripts.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.

Organizing Your Files

When it comes to building your website it is extremely important to set up a project file management structure on your hard drive that is organized and easy to understand.

A basic file management structure should go something like this:

Project Folder Structure

Accessing & Publishing Files to Your Server

Students have access to publish files to the University of Washington’s Shared Web Hosting Server:

Web Publishing Options for Students, Faculty, Staff, Courses, and Departments

First, you will need to activate your account and choose the following options:

Activate Your University of Washington’s Web Server Account

Once these options have been chosen, you will see your student URL:

University of Washington Student URL Information

Next, You will need to set up a site in Dreamweaver and define your “local” information:

Define Your Local Information in DreamWeaver

You will also need to define your “remote” information:

Define Your Remote Information in DreamWeaver

See Also:  Web Development Environments | University of Washington

Lastly, you will be able to publish your files to your development server:

University of Washington Student Development Server

See Also: Managing Your Websites with Dreamweaver | WEB200 | Premium Design Works