WS_FTP LE For PC Users
Each time you run WS_FTP, the Session Profile window will be displayed. Initially the window will be blank as seen in Figure A and after you've created your first profile you will need to click on the "NEW" button in order to get a blank profile or click on the drop down box to select an existing profile to use. A profile contains the information needed to connect to your web site
To create a profile, you will need to fill in each area with the information as follows:
Profile Name:
Host Name/Address:
Host Type:
User ID:
case sensitive so be sure to type your username exactly as it appears in your
welcome letter.
Password:
case sensitive so be sure to type your username exactly as it appears in your
welcome letter. To the right of the password there is a box to have WS_FTP to
automatically remember your password so that you do not have to enter it
each time you start this session. Check it to make your life less complicated.
Many of our users need to disable Passive Transfer in order to connect. This
can be done by clicking on Options, then selecting the Session tab and
removing the check from "Use Passive Transfer Mode"
Once you have completed the above steps, you are ready to save your changes
and then connect to your account. Simply click on Apply in the lower part of
the window, and then click on OK.
Once connected, your window will look like the figure to the right. You will see two
separate windows. The window on the left
is your actual hard drive and the one on the right is your domain account.
You can navigate your hard drive to locate where your files are by double
clicking on the green arrow, move up to a different directory and by double
clicking on a folder to go inside that specific directory.
The window on the right is your domain account and when you first log in
you will be in the root of your account. You need to double click on the
public_html folder to open the directory where you upload all of your files
and create subdirectories for pages that you want to be viewable through your
browser.
When you initially log into your public_html directory you will not see any files, but you will see one
directory, which is a system directory named cgi-bin. Do not rename or delete
this directory. This is the directory where you upload any 3rd party cgi scripts
and is also the directory where the system stores scripts installed through your
control panel.
To upload your files to your public_html, simply navigate through your hard
drive to locate your files in the left window. You can upload one file at a time
by selecting one file, a group of files by holding down your control key while
selecting the files you want moved over, or an entire directory by clicking on
the directory, and then clicking on the arrow pointing toward your domain.
Your initial page for your web site must be named index.html or index.htm
otherwise visitors will not reach your domain when typing in
www.yourdomain.com.
As soon as a file is uploaded to the web server, it is available for all to see. If,
after uploading a file, you are still unable to see the updated file via Netscape,
try hitting the "Refresh" or "Reload" button. If that fails, you need to clear
both disk and browser cache. This function can be found by selecting
Options>Network Preferences in Netscape. Remember that you must first be
connected to the Internet through your local Internet service provider in order
to connect to the web server.
This is your password as provided in your welcome letter. Linux isThis is your username as provided in your welcome letter. Linux isThis should be set at Auto DetectThis should be either your IP Address (if your domain is not live on our server yet) or your domain name (if it is live on our server) Ex: 216.74.88.XXX (without the http://www in front of it). Your IP address was included in your welcome letter.This should be a name that will enable you to recognize it from other profiles. In figure B we're giving it the name "Your Domain."
