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How to use publish my site
using FTP?
| The process by
which files are transferred to the web server is
called "FTP" (File Transport
Protocol). You have unlimited access via FTP
24-hours a day. As such, you can create and
maintain your web pages on your own computer and
upload files to your web site at your leisure.
Internet providers such as AOL, CompuServe, and
Prodigy may have a built-in FTP interface. If
you have a PPP Internet account and need an FTP
program, you can download software for either
the PC or Mac below. We suggest that you contact
your local Internet provider to inquire about
compatibility. |
| Attention:
Microsoft FrontPage Users with Microsoft
FrontPage extensions installed on their sites
should use only the FrontPage publishing feature
to transfer files. Using regular FTP can corrupt
the extensions, disabling the functionality of
the FrontPage web and requiring that the site be
deleted to reinstall the extensions. |
Step 1. To get
started, download one of the following FTP
program:
For the Mac,
"Fetch" is available:
Step 2. Configure
your FTP software:
When you opened an account with us, you received
an email which contained the following necessary
information:
 | Your user name
(also known as user id)
| Your password
| FTP hostname (65.217.71.140) |
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The hostname tells
your FTP software to connect to the web server
upon which your web site resides. In general,
the process of configuring the various FTP
software programs is the same. We recommend
WS_FTP for PC computer users and will be using
it in the upcoming examples.
Each time you run WS_FTP the Session Profile
window will be displayed. A profile contains the
information needed to connect to your web site.
Creating a profile now will eliminate the need
for you to configure the software each time you
wish to connect to the web server via FTP. To
create a new profile, click the "New"
button and enter a generic profile name at the
top of the Session Profile window. Next, enter
the user id, password and hostname for your web
site as illustrated below.
Be sure to select "Auto detect" for
the Host Type. (see Fig.1) It is best to select
"Save Password" and "Auto Save
Config" to maintain these settings for
future use. All other fields can be left blank.
You are now ready to connect to the web server.
Click "Ok" to continue.
Step 3. Upload your files over:
When you connect to the web server, you will
connect directly to the root ("home")
directory of your account. WS_FTP will display a
split screen where files on the left-hand side
are within your own computer. (see Fig.2) You
will see several folders on the right-hand side
such as bin, cgi-local, dev, etc, lib, and stats
which are landmarks suggesting a successful
connection to your web site.
Note: In order for your Web page to be
accessible via the web, you need to upload all
the files under the "public_html"
directory (or any sub directories under it). So,
before transferring files, please change the
directory by double-clicking on "public_html".
To make your home page load automatically, name
the HTML document "index.htm" or
"index.html" in lowercase and upload
it to the "public_html" directory of
your account. To upload a file or files, simply
highlight the file(s) on the left and click the
right-arrow button ("-->") in the
center of the screen.
Be sure to upload HTML documents and scripts in ASCII
mode and images in BINARY mode. To transfer
a file to a subdirectory, double-click the
appropriate subdirectory to open it before
transferring the desired file(s).
As soon as a file is uploaded to the web server,
it is available for all to see. If, after
uploading a file, you are still unable to see
the updated file via Netscape, you need to clear
both disk and browser cache. This function can
be found by selecting Options > Network
Preferences in Netscape. Remember that you must
first be connected to the Internet through your
local Internet service provider in order to
connect to the web server.
Notes to Mac Users
| Select
"raw data" transfer mode when
using Fetch to transfer both HTML and
images.
| PageMill may
add either a .bin or .txt extension to your
files which must be removed in order for
such files to load properly. |
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Viewing Web Pages
in Netscape
Webmasters often modify an HTML document and
re-upload it to the server. After returning to
their web browser they click RELOAD only to find
the original document unchanged. This is a
common occurrence for Netscape users and is
easily remedied by clearing the browser's disk
cache. This can be done in Netscape under
Options > Network Preferences. |
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