Dreamweaver - Using Dreamweaver on a network UNIX server

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Using Dreamweaver on a network UNIX server

devidas

2006-02-12, 6:33 pm

I have lots of experience authoring on internet websites and on a windows based
network share, but this is different!

I need to establish a developing environment for my Dreamweaver authoring, on
a UNIX share in a network environment. I am told by my IT person that is not
possible to use Dreamweaver, that I need to interface with the UNIX environment
using hummingbird/citrix.

If I cannot directly author using Dreamweaver on a UNIX box, can I author
locally and then use the Dreamweaver `site' function and FTP it to that share
on the network server?

Murray *TMM*

2006-02-12, 6:33 pm

> If I cannot directly author using Dreamweaver on a UNIX box, can I author
> locally and then use the Dreamweaver `site' function and FTP it to that
> share
> on the network server?

Yes. But the VERY best way would be to develop locally, and use the Unix
box as a 'staging' remote site. Would that work for you?

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"devidas" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have lots of experience authoring on internet websites and on a windows
>based
> network share, but this is different!
>
> I need to establish a developing environment for my Dreamweaver authoring,
> on
> a UNIX share in a network environment. I am told by my IT person that is
> not
> possible to use Dreamweaver, that I need to interface with the UNIX
> environment
> using hummingbird/citrix.
>
> If I cannot directly author using Dreamweaver on a UNIX box, can I author
> locally and then use the Dreamweaver `site' function and FTP it to that
> share
> on the network server?
>

Chris In Madison

2006-02-12, 6:33 pm

I second Murray's suggestion. Since you can't run DW on a *nix machine,
developing locally and FTPing (or SFTPing since you're on *nix) to the
server is the best option.

At my previous employer, we developed on Windows and deployed to Solaris
without a hitch.

Best regards,
Chris

devidas

2006-02-12, 6:33 pm

Murray, thx for the quick response.

Yes that would work, let's see if i understand what you are saying. So even
though I would have access to the unix server, I would be authoring locally.
And when I wanted to upload my changed files, I would upload them using the
upload button in dreamweaver site view, causing those files selected on the
right panel to ftp and write to the `site' on the left site panel. Conversely,
I could update my local copy of the site by downloading the files from the UNIX
share to my local copy. And, using the ftp function of dreamweaver for both.

Dave

Murray *TMM*

2006-02-12, 6:34 pm

Yep - that's about the size of it. That should work well....

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"devidas" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Murray, thx for the quick response.
>
> Yes that would work, let's see if i understand what you are saying. So
> even
> though I would have access to the unix server, I would be authoring
> locally.
> And when I wanted to upload my changed files, I would upload them using
> the
> upload button in dreamweaver site view, causing those files selected on
> the
> right panel to ftp and write to the `site' on the left site panel.
> Conversely,
> I could update my local copy of the site by downloading the files from the
> UNIX
> share to my local copy. And, using the ftp function of dreamweaver for
> both.
>
> Dave
>

devidas

2006-02-12, 6:35 pm

Not to beat a dead horse here, but assuming all of the above is set up, the
normal users could not view the site unless the share was also web enabled, OR,
they had network access, but even then their window machines could not see
files on a unix box so they would need something like hummingbird/citrix, thus
that is not a practical solution.

Alan

2006-02-12, 6:35 pm

is the Unix machine a web server? or do you mean by a "share" that it's just
allocated disk space on the box?

devidas

2006-02-12, 6:35 pm

its a unix box that people have network access to. It is not at the moment web enabled. yes allocated space on a unix box. All laptops have windows operating systems.