Dreamweaver Connect to a site through HTTP

Question

In Microsoft Expression 2003, I can connect to my client site using the "HTTP" method provided in their program.

There are only three values ​​in the expression that I need to connect and access files - this is the website domain, username and password. However, this is the only way to contact your server.

I usually use Adobe Dreamweaver to work on websites.

Is there an Adobe Dreamweaver equivalent for an Expression HTTP connection?

Thanks for any help.

PS The website runs on the IIS server if this is important.

Answer 1

Dreamweaver Help / Connecting to a Remote Server

Once you have specified a local site in Dreamweaver, you can also specify a remote server for your site. A remote server (often called a web server) is the place where you publish your site’s files so that users can view them on the Internet. A remote server is just another computer, such as your local computer, with a collection of files and folders on it. You will specify the folder for your site on the remote server, just like you specified the folder for your local site on the local computer.

Dreamweaver refers to the specified remote folder as your remote site.

When you configure the remote folder, you must select the connection method for Dreamweaver to upload and download files to and from your web server. The most common connection method is FTP, but Dreamweaver also supports local / network, FTPS, SFTP, WebDav, and RDS. If you don’t know which connection method to use, ask your ISP or administrator for your server.

Note: Dreamweaver also supports connections to IPv6-enabled servers. Supported connection types include FTP, SFTP, WebDav, and RDS. For more information, see www.ipv6.org/

Specify a connection method

WebDAV connections:

Use this option if you are connecting to your web server using the Internet-Based Distributed Web Page Creation and Verification Protocol (WebDAV).

For this connection method, you must have a server that supports this protocol, such as Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 or a properly configured Apache web server installation.

RDS connections:

Use this option if you are connecting to your web server using Remote Development Services (RDS). For this connection method, your remote server must be on a computer running Adobe® ColdFusion®

Answer 2

A WebDAV connection is your way to go if you just want to use Dreamweaver and populate Host, username and password. However, WebDav works fine in Apache Linux, but installing it on IIS is a bit more complicated.

Take a look at this site , explaining step by step how to properly install and configure WebDAV on IIS before using it.