About Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver is a web development suite that is used in many courses and departments on campus. One of its many features is the ability to save a file you are working on directly to a remote server without having to save it to your computer first. These instructions will show you how to configure Dreamweaver to save files directly to your MyWeb account.

Caution: Dreamweaver MX 2004 is currently the only version of Dreamweaver that supports SFTP, which is required to access MyWeb. Older versions of Dreamweaver will not work with MyWeb.

Using Dreamweaver MX 2004 with MyWeb

After opening Dreamweaver MX 2004, follow these instructions:

1. In the Files tab, under Desktop, double-click on FTP & RDS Servers.
   
2. In the Configure Server window, enter these values:
   • Name: myweb.csuchico.edu
   • Access Type: FTP
   • FTP Host: myweb.csuchico.edu
   • Login: <Your Portal Username>
   • Password: <Your Portal Password>
   • Use Secure FTP: <check the box>
   Then click the Test button.
   
3. If you see the message below, Dreamweaver was able to login to MyWeb.
   
4. Back in the Configure Server window (shown in step 2), click OK, and your home directory from your MyWeb account will appear in the Files tab. When you want to create a file on your MyWeb account, right-click in the Files tab area and click New File. To edit a file already in your MyWeb account, double-click the file.
   
5. Remember that files for your web page should be placed in the public_html directory.
   
6. When you are finished, if you are on a public computer, such as in a computer lab, right-click on the ftp://myweb.csuchico.edu line in the Files tab and select Remove Server. This will prevent future users of that computer from being able to access your MyWeb account.