Using WSFTP_LE to Upload your web pages to your web server space
Uploading your web pages to your web server space using WS_FTP.First you'll need to download WSFTP_LE (Limited Edition) from: http://www.ftpplanet.com/download.htm
This is a limited edition that can be used free of charge for educational purposes.
Install the program then click on the WSFTP_LE icon to start. Be sure you'reconnected to the internet via your ISP or the program won't work. A SessionProperties window will pop up. You'll need to fill in some blanks. This onlyneeds to be done the first time you use the program.
You'll be asked to fill inthe following:
Profile name - use any name that makes sense to you
Host Name/Address - This is the name of the server you'll be uloading to. For example: ftp.pcrobin.com
UserID - This is YOUR user ID, the ID you use to access this server
Password - YOUR password that goes along with your ID
If you don't have the information listed above, check with your ISP or the company supplying you with the web space.
Here's a screen shot of my Session Properties Window:
Once you're filled in the information, Click the OK button at the bottom of the window. After a short delay you should see the Site Manager Window.
Notice that this window has two sides. The "local" side shows your hard drive. The "remote" side shows your webspace on your web Server.
Here's a screen shot of my Site Manager Window:
- If you want your files to be uploaded into a folder on your webspace, click on the folder name on the right side of the screen to open it. Otherwise, files will upload into your root folder
- On the LEFT side of the screen, select the folder or "directory" where you saved your web page. You may need to use the Green UpArrow to move up a folder in your directory structure since your web page won't be located in the same folder as the WSFTP_LE program. If you can't find your web page, go to your START menu then pick FIND (or SEARCH if using Win ME/2000) then pick "Files or Folders". Search on "Index.html".
- Once you've located your index.html page, point your mouse at it and click the LEFT button once to highlight the filename.
- Now notice the 3 radio buttons across the bottom of your Site manager window that read: ASCII, Binary, and Auto.
- Click ASCII. All web pages are ascii text files.
- Next, locate the --> arrow between the two windows and click that. Your index.html file should transfer to your www folder and should be listed there when complete.
Repeat this procedure for any additional web pages you may have.
Next you'll want to upload any graphics that you used in your web pages.- The process is similar to what you've already done.
- Locate your images on the LEFT side of the screen. These should end in .jpg or .gif
- Once you've located an image and highlighted it, go back to those radio buttons and select BINARY this time. All images, sound files and executables have to be sent via FTP as binary files.
- Click the --> arrow to transfer the image. This transfer may take longer than your web page itself. Image files are bigger than web page files. When done, you should see your image listed in the images folder.
If you're uploading to a Unix based server, you may need to set folder permissions using CHMOD You can use WSFTP to set or check these permissions to make sure they're set correctly. To do this, simple point your mouse at your www or images folder on the RIGHT side of your screen and click the RIGHT button.
From the popup menu, select CHMOD (Unix). A screen will pop up that looks like this:
You'll notice that the owner (you) can read and write. The Group can read, the World can read. This means your permissions are set correctly. Click OK to close the window.
You can also click the DirInfo button to see the familiar Unix pattern
drwxr-xr-x
Finally, you can create directories using WSFTP. To do so, go to the folder where you want the directory to reside then click on MkDir.
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