How to FTP
Once you have created a home page and you want
to post it on the server, you can upload it by
following the steps listed below.
Note: Before uploading your home page, make sure
its file name is index.html. The uploaded page
will appear at http://<your.host.domain>/~<yourusername>/index.html.
- Launch your FTP application, wait for the FTP
prompt.
- Type open <hostname>, press Return or Enter.
(<hostname> stands for the site name or
IP address of the site that will host your home
page).
- Type your user name when asked for login name,
then press Return or Enter.
- Type your password when asked for password, then
press Return or Enter.
- Type cd web, then press Return or Enter. This
takes you to the directory for your home page.
- Type put <path>/index.html, press Return
or Enter. This uploads the file.
(<path> stands for the directory location
of your home page file on your local disk, and
index.html should be the actual name of the file
containing your Home page.)
- Type quit, then press Return or Enter. This terminates
the file transfer session.
- Done!
Or in your browser's address bar you can enter
in the following URL: ftp://www.mydomain.com
You should then be prompted for a username and
password. This might not allow you easy access
to all of the great features in a great ftp program
however, it does allow you to navigate you ftp
site in a pinch.
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