GSB 622 Management Information Systems

e-commerce problem

More than one person updating the site

In this class, there are multiple peope in a group. It is likely that more than one person will need to update the web site. One way to do this is to make the web host (Remote server in Dreamweaver) the master copy of your site. Anyone wishing to do an update should retreive the file to be updated from the Remote server EVEN IF there is already a copy of that file on the local computer. The copy on the local computer might be out-of-date if another member of the group has updated it recently.

Summary of steps to update.

For existing files:

1. Obtain the file from the remote server (Set the view to Remote server the the upper right portion of the Dreamweaver window
2. Double click on the file to be updated. This brings a copy of the file to your local computer
3. Update the file using Dreamweaver.
4. Use Site/Put to copy the file back to the server

For new files:

1. Make sure the file you are about to create is really new by checking on the remote server to verify that the file does not already exist
2. Create the file in Dreamweaver and then use File/Save as to save the file into the folder serving as your repository for local files for your site.
3. Use Site/Put to copy the file up to the server.