Job Aid:
File management using Dreamweaver (both Mac and PC)
On this page you will find the following sections:
- A change for Ouray
- It's really pretty simple...
- Mistakenly uploading new files and/or folders using Dreamweaver
A change for Ouray
Beginning August 18, 2006, file transfers (uploading and downloading) for the Ouray server must be done using a secure method called SFTP. This change is being made because the insecure methods that have been used in the past for file transfer transmit passwords without encryption, whereas the secure methods encrypt all transmitted data, including usernames and passwords. Security on the Internet has become a big issue in recent years. The ILT program supports this change for better security, which was implemented by UC Denver Information Technology Services, since it protects both individual users as well as the Ouray server itself.
This change will require you to use more sophisticated tools for file management, however.
A Problem
Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Dreamweaver 8 are equipped to support SFTP. The problem is that new files and folders uploaded to Ouray using Dreamweaver's SFTP tool are configured with permissions that do not allow the general public to initially view the new Web pages you upload. This is a flaw in the programming of the Dreamweaver software that may be corrected in future upgrades.
This problem with Dreamweaver does not affect permissions on existing files and directories that you naturally overwrite during an upload process.
A Solution
A recommended solution if you work on a PC is to use SshClient for new file and folder SFTP transfers. See the SshClient File Management Job Aid.
If you are using a Mac, a recommended solution is to use Cyberduck for new file and folder transfers using SFTP. See the Cyberduck File Management Job Aid.
If you are revising existing files of a Web site, use Dreamweaver to upload and overwrite the remote files using SFTP. This job aid is designed to help you configure Dreamweaver for SFTP.
It's really pretty simple...
To revise a site definition originally configured for FTP so that SFTP will be used, do the following:
From Dreamweaver's Site menu choose Manage.The Manage Sites dialog box will open as shown:
Highlight the name of the Web site definition you want to convert to SFTP, then click the Edit button. The Site Definition dialog box will appear. Click the Advanced tab (circled in red below) if it is not already selected. Then click Remote Info (circled in green) from the Category list on the left. Now click the check box for Use Secure FTP (SFTP) (circled in blue).
Before closing this dialog box, click the Test button to make sure a successful connection to the Ouray server is made. Then click the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box.
You will now return to the Manage Sites dialog box. Click the Done button. That's it! Use the regular upload ("Put") tools as you normally would either on the Files Panel or on the Document Bar to upload existing files and folders.
Mistakenly uploading new files and/or folders using Dreamweaver
If you mistakenly upload a new file and/or folder using Dreamweaver, use either Cyberduck or SshClient to upload and overwrite the files and/or folders again. When these remote files are overwritten, the permissions should be corrected.
Alternatively, you can modify the permissions on these items to using either SshClient or Cyberduck. Dreamweaver 8 is equipped with a tool that is supposed to allow you to reset the permissions on new files and folder after they are uploaded to the server. Unfortunately, Dreamweaver's permissions tool is unreliable.
For SshClient, right click on the new remote file or folder just uploaded. Select Properties from the popup menu as shown below:
The Properties dialog box for the selected item will appear. Configure the permissions as shown below:
In Cyberduck, the process is very similar. Select the file for which you want to alter the permissions. Choose File > Info. The Info dialog box will appear. Configure it as shown below.
Make sure to click the Apply button (circled in red above) before closing the Info dialog box in order to set the permissions.
When permissions are set on a folder, the Apply changes recursively check box (circled in green below) should allow you to set the permissions on all files and folders contained within that folder.
Make sure to click the Apply button (circled in red above) before closing the Info dialog box in order to set the permissions.
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