FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a way of moving files across the internet
from one computer to another. The most common use of this application
is taking files such as HTML documents and graphics from the hard drive on
your computer and putting them on a webserver. This is how websites
are built and made.
There are a number of FTP Programs for the PC including CuteFTP, WS-FTP,
there are others, and AOL has a built in FTP program. By far the easiest
to use is WS-FTP Version 4.01. It is also free to students. This
section is specifically geared toward the WS-FTP version, although many
of the same rules still apply.
Creating A New Profile
Profile
Name: whatever you wish to call it, usually the name of the
website, ours is TIGERX.COM
Host
Type: this is the type of server you are using, but if you do not
know, it will automatically be detected, most are UNIX or Microsoft NT
servers
User
ID: your login or user name
Password: if you are in an office or at a computer which
is used by more than one person, it is a good idea not to store or
save the password on your computer.
Account: sometimes your email address would go in this section,
but you can also leave it out.
Options
By
clicking on the OPTIONS button icon you can make some settings which are
very important.
By
clicking on the SESSION OPTIONS button icon, select the FORCE LOWERCASE options.
Always use lower case letters when transferring files, servers and
search engines are often case sensitive, in other words if the name of your
file is www.tigerx.com/Index.htm and you type in www.tigerx.com/index.htm
- the file will not be found because it is looking for a file with a capital
letter in it.
SAVE
DIRECTORY NAMES will allow you to save the file directories you are working
on both on your hard drive and on the webserver.
Key Tips To Remember
The files on
the left side of the application are those on your hard drive
The
files on the right side of the application are those on the webserver
Be
sure you are in the correct directory when transferring files, or you will
replace the homepage from one directory with the other.
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