Q:

Template file not synchronizing to cms?

I have been given an expressionengine site to work on. This is my first time using expressionengine.
I am trying to make some changes to a template file. I have uploaded the file to the webserver. I then go in to desgin > templates > synchronize templates.
The template file that I edited shows a different "File edit date" to the date that I just edited the file. 
I ran the synchronizaton on this file anyway to see if it would work and it didn't do anything.
How can I synchronize changes to template files back to the live site/cms?

A:

Check a few things in EE. Go to DESIGN > TEMPLATES > GLOBAL PREFERENCES and check out the last two settings.

Save Templates as Files -> Yes (if it won't change, check your config
files)
Server path to site's templates -> make sure path is correct and folder is chmod 777

