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Uploading with Cute FTP

Once we have downloaded, installed etc we are ready to login and run Cuteftp.

Unless you've chosen another folder it should of installed into C:/program files/CuteFTP look in there to run the program, double click the cutftp32.exe (or whatever version you have). This will open up the program with a window (display box) in front. This is where we add our details.
You'll see a button 'add site' above the comments section, click on this to add your details.

cuteftp setup

Now you have another window. this is how you fill out your info:

Site Label: the name of your folder, ie my web site, my personal site, dads site or whatever
Host Type: should be auto-detect
Host Address: This is the ftp or http address your web host gives you, NBCi's for example is ftp.nbci.com
Initial Remote Directory: this one can/should be left blank. It selects a file in your web site (you have none at this time).
User ID and Password are what you signed up to your server with, do not show/give these to anyone. The password will show as little xxx's
Remote Directory Filter: leave blank
Login Type: Normal
Transfer Type: Auto-detect
Initial Local Directory: This is the folder you upload your website files from, click the ? to browse to the folder
Local Directory Filter: leave blank

This next part is optional, but is recommended, On the top of this window you'll see 'General' and 'Advanced', click on 'Advanced' you only do one thing in this section (usually), bottom left there is a section called 'Upload Filenames' check 'force lowercase' at the bottom

Click 'Apply/ok' and your ready to connect, it will take you back to the first window but you will now see your site label at the top right, if it isn't high lighted, click it once now, then click 'connect' to connect. To edit your details make sure your site label is high lighted then click edit site.

When you press connect the window will go away and you'll be in the main program screen, you'll see things happening in the top frame, don't worry its just connecting.
Once it connects you'll get a pop up saying connected, click ok
There isn't much to know here, from the top right, you have the buttons etc along the top, you only really need to know 2 of them, the second from the right, sets it to binary mode, and the 8th from the right is the upload button.

uploading with cuteftp

You'll notice now you have two sections under the main frame, the one on the left is your computer and the one on the right is the web sites server, you will also find if you click on either side a blue line appears above them, to upload the left side must have the blue line
You can make folders etc on the server side (right hand side) by right clicking and choosing from the options. (Make new dir...) makes a folder.

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