FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a method or
transferring files over the Internet. This will allow you
to move files from your computer to our server. The process
is very simple, in fact with just a little practice you will sending
and receiving files in your sleep.
Step 1
Grab an ftp client, if you do not have one you can download WS_FTP
Lite here: ftp://ftp1.ipswitch.com/ipswitch/Product_Downloads/ws_ftple.exe.
Step 2
Start the program, you will see a connection box. Enter
the following in the fields:
Profile Name: Anything You Want To Name It
Host Name: your_domain.com (Or IP Address)
User Name: Your user name (domain name without the .com, .net,
etc)
Password: The password the you were given when you signed up.
Step 3
At this time you should be logged into the server and should see
an (almost) empty folder on the right and you local hard drive
on the left. This is the your home folder on the server.
Double click the file you want to transfer and it will be uploaded
to the server.
Important things to remember:
UNIX
is case sensitive - FILE.HTML is not the same as file.html
Your home page must be named index.htm, index.html for UNIX or
default.htm, default.html, default.asp for NT.
Never Delete files that you haven't uploaded (they are usually
required files or Frontpage Extension files.
How
do I get started?