Using FTP


	Using FTP Software
New Users Click Here Trouble Ticket Express Access our Knowledge Base About Us Services Training	This section deals with using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to upload and download web files from your computer to a server and vice versa. This FTP tutorial is designed for "WS_FTP". If you have a different FTP client, most of the naming conventions should be similar, but if you find it too difficult, just download a copy of "WS_FTP" using the this page. Please be sure to you have the proper "Tools" before we begin. FTP Table of Contents QuickStart--Basic Field Settings for Experienced Users Uploading files with Netscape Gold Configuring Fetch (Macintosh) QuickStart: Basic Field Settings for Experienced Users Assuming you already know how to configure your FTP software, here are our specific settings: Host your domain name, i.e. domain.com NOTE: You can also use your IP address, UserID your User ID, i.e. user name Password your password Remote Directory website is a link to the full path of /drv1/web/sites/UserID This is where your files go that appear on the web. Your public FTP directory is: /var/spool/ftp/pub/UserID Your home directory is: /drv1/web/home/UserID File Format: This should be BINARY for graphics, zipped archives, and executables, and ASCII for most everything else. CGI scripts MUST be uploaded in ASCII mode. Top of Page Configuring Fetch 3.01 (Macintosh) Note: Newer versions of Fetch may look different. Start the Fetch Program. Go to the Customize menu and choose New Shortcut. Enter in the following fields: a. name = Anything you want (business name, etc.) b. host = yourdomain.com c. UserID = xxxxxxxx d. password = ****** (Note: your password is case-sensitive) e. directory = /web/site/webxxxxx Click OK Go to Customize menu again, this time choose Preferences. Click on the "General" Tab in the Preferences window. Click on Default Shortcut and select the one you just created. Click on OK - you're done! Every time you start Fetch, It will already have your information in it. All you have to do is click OK and Fetch will get you to your site. Uploading with Fetch 3.0.1 Uploading with Fetch is a breeze. There are two methods for uploading your files: Drag and drop or clicking buttons. Drag and drop method Start Fetch and log into your web site by pushing OK. Open the folder that contains your HTML documents. Specify either Text or Binary for the transfer format. Note: Binary format is used for compressed files and graphics. Text format is used for CGI and Perl scripts. Drag the desired file and drop it into the server just like moving files on the Mac! a file transfer status pie chart should also appear telling you how much time is left before file transfer is completed. If it's a small file, the upload shouldhappen quickly. A larger files take longer. Note: Line noise, Internet traffic, and your connection speed with your dialup ISP can slow things down. Note: Make sure that the file you want as your "home" page is named index.html. To rename the file: Clicking buttons method Start Fetch and log into your web site by pushing OK. Click on the Put File button In the new window, find the file that you want to upload from your Mac to the server. When you've found you file, click the Open button. In the Put file dialog box you may rename the file if you wish and specify the transfer format. Note: Binary format is used for compressed files and graphics. Text format is used for CGI and Perl scripts. Top of Page Uploading with Netscape Gold To setup Netscape Gold for publishing your web pages: On Netscape's menu choose Options, Editor Preferences Publish to location: `ftp://yourdomain.com/web/sites/USERID` Browse to location: yourdomain.com**in the username box: UserID in the password box: [your password] (case sensitive)Once you have your file opened in the browser and made your changes, choose publish. Top of Page

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