This article will explain more the Dreamweaver MX development environment, and give you a general overview of the possibilities.
It is extracted from the book Dreamweaver MX: PHP Web Development
Getting Started With Dreamweaver MX
Remote Info
The Remote Info category is largely the same as in the Site Definition Wizard, however there is one additional option here, not covered in the Wizard.
Automatically upload files to server on save does exactly that; uploads your files to the web server, whenever you save them. This is perfect if you're working one a number of different web pages at the same time, so you can be sure that you don't forget to upload on of the files. However, this option does require that you have an active Internet connection if you connect to a remote server via FTP.
Testing Server
One piece of useful information that is completely hidden from you in the Site Definition Wizard is the fact that you can independently configure a testing server to work with Dreamweaver MX. This allows for some developers who have a Development Folder, a Test Site, and a Production Site. We have previously discussed all of the options and settings available here in the Site Definition step-by-step guide.
Cloaking
Cloaking is a completely new addition to Dreamweaver's functionality, and allows you to specify types of files that you do not want uploading to your web server. Typically these are files that are created during the development of some portion of your web site, but are not used as part of the end product. A good example of this is a Macromedia Flash source file (called an FLA). These files are the canvas used to create the flash animation itself, but aren't used in the final animation. Of course, if these were uploaded to your web server, they would be accessible to everyone, which isn't necessarily appropriate.
By enabling cloaking, and specifying the file extensions of files that you do not wish to be uploaded to the web site, you can ensure that they remain safe.
Bruno Mairlot
Bruno Mairlot works as full time employee in Security and High Availability company based in Luxembourg. He specialises in developing implementation of network and internet protocols with PHP and MySQL.
He began his working life as founder of a company for website development and network services four years ago, then moved on to work with other companies, but always working mainly as a website developer and security consultant for the web.
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