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eb sites—especially those integrating Web applications—are
far more than collections of HTML documents. Every image—
from the smallest navigational button to the largest background
image—is a separate file that must be uploaded with your HTML page.
Moreover, if you use any additional elements, such as an included script,
background sound, digital video, or Java applet, these files must be trans-
ferred as well. To preview the Web site locally and view it properly on the
Internet, you have to organize your material in a specific manner.
In Dreamweaver, the process of creating a site can also involve developing
Web applications in a particular server model. Dreamweaver is unique in
its capability to author sites for a variety of server models. Although it is
possible to mix pages developed for different server models, it’s not really
practical. Dreamweaver enables you to select one server model for each site.
Dreamweaver gives Web developers who work with existing sites a direct
connection to the server. Working in this mode enables you to make quick
corrections to a page and transfer files, but many of Dreamweaver’s special
features require that you establish a local site.
As I describe in this chapter, each time you begin developing a new site, you
define several initial parameters, including the chosen server model (pro-
vided, of course, you are creating a dynamically driven s ...