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Getting Started with FTP
Introduction
FrontPage
Users
FTP Software We
Suggest?
Configuring Your
FTP Software
How to Transfer Files
Notes to Mac Users
Introduction
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 the PC from this site. We suggest that you
contact your local internet provider to inquire about
compatibility.
Note: If you are a
FrontPage user, you should not use an FTP program
for uploading your regular web pages, but rather upload
such data with FrontPage itself. For more info on this
matter, please refer to our FrontPage Support page. Of
course, you may wish to obtain an FTP program in order to
work on files outside of the frontpage directory
structure, such as your .domains file, which controls
mail forwarding.
FTP Software We
Suggest?
Win95 Users:
We recommend using an excellent shareware program called
WS_FTPle, or another program called CuteFTP.
You can download WS_FTPle from:
http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/ws_ftp_LE.html
You can download CuteFTP for free at:
http://www.cuteftp.com/Html/s_down.html
Mac Users:
If you are a Mac user, we suggest that you try Fetch,
which may be downloaded for free at:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/pages/softdev/fetch.html#News
or at:
http://www.tucows.com
Configuring
Your FTP Software
The following information is contained within your
account activation notice and is needed to connect to
your web site via FTP:
USERID
PASSWORD
FTP HOSTNAME
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/interface is the same. We have specific
tutorials on the configuration of WS_FTP and CuteFTP.
Click here for the WS_FTP configuration tutorial.
Click here for the CuteFTP configuration tutorial.
How to Transfer
Files
Note: If you receive the "Blocking Call
Canceled" error message, please review our
traceroute tutorial. 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. You will see several folders on the
right-hand side such as cgibin, docs, and logs, as well
as files such as .domains and .mreply.rc. These are
landmarks suggesting a successful connection to your web
site.
You should upload the files you want visible to people's
web browsers to your DcumentRoot. The actual name of this
directory should be listed in the setup email you
received when your account was created. If you no longer
have a copy of that email call Kanataweb,com for
assistance.
Generally speaking, Frontpage accounts will have a
DocumentRoot of:
/YOURDOMAIN/wwwfp/ or /YOURDOMAIN/frontpage/
Non-Frontpage accounts should have a DocumentRoot of:
/YOURDOMAIN/www/ or /YOURDOMAIN/
If you are unsure of which directory to use, contact us
here. If you have custom cgi scripts, upload them to the
/cgibin directory. To make your home page load
automatically, name the HTML document
"index.htm" or "index.html" in
lowercase and upload it to the DocumentRoot. 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, we do not recommend using
the "auto" setting. 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. In Internet Explorer, click on
View, then Internet Options and click the Delete Files
button in the Temporary Internet Files section. You can
always use a query string added to the end of your url:
http://YOURDOMAIN.com?abc
This will force your browser to bypass its cache and get
the latest copy of your index page from our server.
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. Select
"text" transfer mode when using Fetch to
transfer text files (such as .domains). (Please click
here to see a screen capture of a Fetch Preferences
dialog box.) 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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