HTML for the complete beginner

Uploading with WS_FTP

This page shows you how to set up and use the WS_ftp program.

First of all we need to download the WS_ftp le program if you don't already have it, this can be found on several sites, http://tucows.com or http://download.com for example.

Once you have downloaded it, open it up. Now to set it up

Double click on the WS_FTP95.exe, this will open up the program ready for you to set your options.
This is how we set it up, on the second tab (startup)
Only fill in the top two lines.

Initial Remote Host Directory: = public_html
Initial Local Directory: = *your drive your files are - ie: c:\ or you can add the full path, d:\my files\my web page\bits-pieces*

Then on the first tab (General)
Profile Name: = my web site (or site name)
Host name/Address: ftp.xoom.com *or whatever your server is*
Host Type: = UNIX (standard)
User ID: = *your id given from your server*
Password: = *your password you choose with your server*

The settings for Ws_ftp

Note, the password will be x's.

Leave the last 2 blank, choose save Pwd
Then click Apply then your already to upload your files.

Note, next time you want to upload all you have to do is press connect.

Once we hit connect we loose that little box and see the main program.
One last thing to do is set the uploading options to Binary (in the middle under and between the windows)

One other option I advise you use is to force uploads as lowercase, this option can be found Options/Session and it's the second from the bottom, 'Force Lowercase Remote Names'.

To upload your files simply find the one/s you want to upload to your site, high light them by clicking on them and pressing the right arrow between the two windows, the box/window on the left is your computer files, the box/window on the right is your web site files that have been uploaded (will be blank if nothing is uploaded)

If you want to make separate folders on your site for things, simply press 'MkDir' on the right on the 'Remote System' side.

WARNING: If you add files, graphics etc to folders, you must add these folders to the url/tag name of the graphic, page, file etc.

Example:
If you don't have any folders you can just use the file name in your html code like <a href="next.html"> which will take you to the 'next.html' page. If you have 'next.html' in a folder you will need to add that like so <a href="./folder/next.html">, or if you have .html file in the main directory and the graphic in a folder you set it like so, <img src="folder/next.gif">

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