How do I use WS_FTP?
Below are the instructions on how to use WS_FTP
- You will need your initial e-mail from BorderNet Technology entitled
"ACCOUNT INFORMATION". Locate the part of the e-mail with your
FTP "Login", and "Password" information.
- Once you have dowloaded and installed WS_FTP, you will need to start up WS_FTP from either the Start Menu or your Desktop. You should first be prompted with a "Session" dialog box.
- You will start configuring WS_FTP in the following areas:
* Profile Name: This is any name you wish to identify your ftp information.
* Host Name: Your domain name (mydomain.com)
* Host Type: Automatic Detect
* User ID: Your login name ("Login" in your initial e-mail)
* Password: Password (BE SURE to put a check in the Save Password box)
The remaining entries should remain empty.
- Click the "OK" button and WS_FTP should start logging you into your FTP site. If there are any login error messages in the message box in the lower part of the WS_FTP screen, please check your
Domain Name, Login, and Password (the password is CASE sensitive, meaning 'YOURPASSWORD' is different from 'yourpassword', we suggest that you cut-n-paste your password DIRECTLY from the inital e-mail we sent you
["ACCOUNT INFORMATION"] into the WS_FTP password area).
- Once you have correctly ftp'd to your server. You will see your server directories in the right-hand window. Your local machine is on the left hand side. To access your "Document Root" or where browsers can read from, use the following directions:
Double click the 'httpdocs' directory. This is where you will ftp your files.
- Note: When setting up your HTML files, BE SURE name your homepage (your main page) - 'index.htm' or
'index.html'
- Files are case sensitive. If you document says MYFILE.HTM then your file must be saved as MYFILE.HTM not
myfile.htm.
- Any subdirectories you would like to create may be created in the
'httpdocs' directory.
- The 'MkDir' button creates a directory.
- The 'RmDir' button removes a directory.
How do I upload/publish files through
FrontPage?
- To upload files to your domain through FrontPage, please follow the below instructions after installing the FrontPage extensions for that particular domain. Also, please be sure that you have an FTP user assigned for this domain for the FrontPage extensions.
- Open the FrontPage application.
- Under the File menu, click on "Open Web".
- A pop box will appear, enter the domain's URL without the www extension; for example
http://domain_name.com
- Another pop box will appear for the username and password, enter the FTP username and password assigned for that domain's FrontPage extensions; for example
username: your_username
password: password
- You are now connected to your domain through FrontPage via http (port: 80). You can now design the web pages as desired or open the files from your local computer and upload them to the
host.
How do I use Netscape Communicator to FTP to my website?
When ftping using Netscape Communicator you must use ftp://yourdomain.com/httpdocs for the location to publish to:
If the graphics or other files are already on the server you can Select None when
ftping.
