How to use FTP
I am using FTP LE as an example, but I use Ace FTP 3 myself.
I have put crosses on my information. Now what does it all mean?
This is the first window you will see when you click on your FTP LE icon
Profile name = a name which reminds you of the site you are uploading (any name)
Host Name /Address = your IP number which your host will provide
Host Type = leave this at Automatic
User ID = your host will provide you with this
Password = your host will provide you with this.
Click okay to connect.
I've made this image smaller, but what you see on the left is information on your local computer.
What you see on the right is information on your host's server. You need to click on the arrow top left and then the ChDir button to find where your site information on your hard drive is. It is best to have all your web page files in a folder called 'yourdomainname' or something on your C drive.
On the right is everything you have uploaded onto your host and the words public_html or just a / should appear on that box top right. You can click on that arrow to see what other places to upload files to. (cgi-bin) will be one of them and they are for CGI scripts and some other files.
Now all you do to upload your files is to click on your file that you want to upload on the left and then either click on the right tending arrow or double click on the file you want to upload or just drag the file over to the right side. To download you do the reverse.
You may also want to create directories on the server side. To do this find where it tells you to create a new directory and do so. I use 'images' as a subdirectory.
I
got a computer way back when. I was linked to the internet, before the
school I taught in had it. So I learned about computers first and then
as I was a teacher librarian I learned a computer system which we used
to computerize the stock. We had to teach students and teachers how to
use it. How to search. At home I was learning to use HTML and images on
the site I had back then. When the school was ready to create a site for
itself I was all for it and wanted to do it. However, the job was given
to the computer techie of course. After I left that school and at another
I had much more access to the internet and collected many sites suitable
for students and teachers to assist with their learning. Then, after retirement
I started learning web design and as I did, being a teacher, I developed
some tutorials, which you will find on this site. I also take photos.
