WS_FTP TUTORIAL

Step 1: On startup, Ws_ftp displays the Session Properties dialog box.

The Profile Name is any name you wish to give the Ws_ftp profile. The Host Address is your domain name with ftp. in front of it (ftp.acmesupply.com), along with your User Name and Password. The Host Type is Automatic detect. Click the Ok button when you are done entering your info.

Step 2: After Ws_ftp is logged-in, double-click on the pages directory. This is your root level directory, and where you will publish your pages to. Probably the first thing you will want to do is create your default document. This should have a file name of index.html.

The left window shows the files and directories on your computer, and the right window shows what's on the remote host. Select a file and use the arrow buttons to move files to and from the server.

Remember: The pages directory is your root directory. All CGI scripts must go in the cgi-bin directory.

ASCII vs Binary

text based files get sent in ascii mode (.txt, .doc, .html, .cgi, etc.)

non text based files are binary mode (.jpg, .gif, .exe, .mdb, .zip)

FETCH TUTORIAL

For Macintosh Fetch users, you will need to make your settings like the ones below. These settings should be compatible with all other ftp servers you use, not just Full System.