FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is a simple way to send files.
There are any number of FTP clients, and one of the most popular is
the ipswitch product free version
of WS_FTP (WS_FTP LE) which we will be covering here.
First of all: You will need to acquire an FTP client. If you would like
to download WS_FTP LE, you may do so here: http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/index.html.
Make sure you download the WS_FTP Limited Edition (LE) as the others
are time-limited trials and are not free.
Install WS_FTP in the standard manner: WS_FTP LE is shareware, available
for free to educational users, government employees (U.S. local, state,
federal and military) or to non-business home users only, so
before you install, make sure you qualify. Happy FTP'ing!
Once the program is installed, start it up. You will see the following
screen:
Click the "New" Button to create a new profile. This profile
will be called Netmar, so fill in the following values:
Profile Name: Netmar
* Host Name / Address: barney.netmar.com
Host Type: Automatic detect
User ID: [your username]
Password: [your password]
*If you have Solaris hosting from Netmar (most older clients), your
host name will be login.netmar.com.
All customers who have a Linux account (most commonly $10/mo) will use
barney.netmar.com.
Once you have created your Netmar profile, click the "Apply"
button to save the profile in WS_FTP. To connect to Netmar, click "OK".
Text will scroll by on the bottom, and after negotiating the connection,
you will be given a screen similar to the following screen:
In short, the left side is representative of your computer's files and
the right side is the files in your home directory on Netmar's server.
If you want to upload files onto Netmar's server, first find the file
you would like to upload by navigating on the left. Keep in mind that
the up-arrow with two periods means "Go Up one directory".
Once you find the files that you want on the left side, you have to
decide where to put them in your Netmar account.
Note:
If your files are saved on the Windows Desktop or in the My Documents
folder, the directory will be C:\WINDOWS\desktop\YourFiles in Windows
95,98, and ME, and at C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop\YourFiles
in Windows NT, 2000, and WinXP.
If you want them to appear online, you will need to navigate (on the
right side) to the folder "www". Everything in the www folder
will be accessible on the Internet; this would be where you would upload
your index.html file, your images, and any other web content you have.
You must not skip this step if you want your uploads to be seen
on the Internet.
Once you have navigated both sides of the program, you will simply drag
and drop the files from the left to the right (Your computer to Netmar's
server) in order to upload files, or if you wish to retrieve files from
your Netmar account, drag and drop files from right to left (Netmar's
server to Your computer).
Additionally, you can connect to FTP with a command line interface.
A quick overview of command line FTP is:
ftp barney.netmar.com
cd www
put C:\myfiles\websites\index.html
get images/2002/december/wildparty.jpg
bye
