Troubleshoot the remote folder 

setup (optional)

A web server can be configured in many ways. The following list provides 

information about some common issues you may encounter in setting up a 

remote folder, and how to resolve them:

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The Dreamweaver FTP implementation may not work properly with 

certain proxy servers, multilevel firewalls, and other forms of indirect 

server access. 

If you encounter problems with FTP access, ask your local system 

administrator for help.

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For the Dreamweaver FTP implementation, you must connect to the 

remote system's root folder. (In many applications, you can connect to 

any remote directory, and then navigate through the remote file system 

to find the directory you want.) 

Be sure that you indicate the remote system's root folder as the host 

directory.

If you have problems connecting, and you've specified the host 

directory using a single slash (/), you might need to specify a relative 

path from the directory you are connecting to and the remote root 

folder.

For example, if the remote root folder is a higher level directory, you 

may need to use ../../ to specify the host directory.

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File and folder names that contain spaces and special characters often 

cause problems when transferred to a remote site. 

Use underscores in place of spaces, and avoid special characters in file 

and folder names wherever possible. In particular, colons (:), slashes (/), 

periods (.), and apostrophes (`) in file or folder names can cause 

problems. Special characters in file or folder names may also sometimes 

prevent Dreamweaver from creating a site map.

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If you encounter problems with long filenames, rename them with 

shorter names. On Macintosh, filenames cannot be more than 

31 characters long. 

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