The local root folder and the folder on the server should have exactly the same structure. If Dreamweaver is used to upload the site it automatically replicates the file structure of the local root folder on the server. Do not choose the Dreamweaver application folder as the local root folder because it contains the program files. Each site must have a separate local root folder. 2 Open a new or existing document and save it in the new local root folder as the Home page.
Servers often require that the Home page be named index.htm or default.htm.
The Home page can be a preexisting HTML file or a new blank Dreamweaver document. Later, content can be added or deleted. Creating the Home page at this point enables Dreamweaver to build the Site Map during the site definition. The site name has no naming restrictions. 4 Tab to the Local Root Folder field, click the folder icon, and browse to the folder that will serve as the Local Root Folder.