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November 22, 2016
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Dreamweaver 2017 BlueHost FTP setup

  • November 22, 2016
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I'm trying to get the FTP setup to work on dreamweaver with bluehost.

I really don't know if I'm doing this right. I check out youtube videos and it seems like all it is is just put in the address and the hosting password and username.

My site contents are in public_html > site. It's a wordpress network.

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Root Directory:  public_html/site/

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John Waller
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Community Expert
November 23, 2016

furryfan87243 wrote:

I really don't know if I'm doing this right. I check out youtube videos and it seems like all it is is just put in the address and the hosting password and username.

My site contents are in public_html > site. It's a wordpress network.

Have you checked Bluehost's instructions?

FTP Setup on Dreamweaver CC 2014

  • Server name is any name you would like to give this server.
  • The "Connect Using" setting should be set to FTP
  • The FTP Address is normally your domain with "ftp." added in front. If my domain was example.com I would use ftp.example.com
  • Username should be your hosting account username.
  • Passsword should be you hosting account password.
  • The Root Directory is normally public_html if your site is hosted out of another folder use that folder.
  • Web URL should be just the URL you access the site from.
Participant
November 23, 2016

I have checked the link before, I followed it to the letter and no results. It keeps giving me the ol' ftp error. The site is in a folder in public_html called "site".

Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 23, 2016

Root Directory:  public_html/site/

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
November 22, 2016

Root Directory should be public_html/

Is your WP at domain root level or is it inside a sub-folder under your main domain?

main domain = yoursite.com

subfolder = yoursite.com/blog/

Nancy

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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November 23, 2016

Thanks for your time, it was in a folder called "site". So yes it's in a sub folder.