TUTORIALS
FTP
FTP Tutorial
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It works as a File Manager.
It is often required when have a paid host or are hosted by someone else.
FTP sounds complicated, but it is actually very simple.
In this tutorial I will be using a particular FTP program called SmartFTP.
You can download it from Download.com or SmartFTP.com.
I will also be using Notepad as an HTML editor.
The first few steps will explain how to save your pages in Notepad.
If you have all of your pages saved in Notepad already, move to step #6.
1. Open Notepad [ START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > NOTEPAD ]
2. Write (or paste) your entire HTML code for a page into Notepad
3. Save the file as PAGENAME.html (This is very important)
4. This is how your saved file should look:
5. Continue to save each and every page for your site this way.
6. Open SMART FTP 7. At the top you will see four blank white spaces.
[1] Address [2] Login [3] Password [4] Port
Address
Type your URL in this space.
This is usually YOURSITENAME.YOURHOST.com.
You can see mines is rexangel.pixelbee.net for example.
Login
Your host will ask you what you would like as your login name.
Simply type whatever you choose into that box.
Password
Your host will ask you what you would like as your password.
Simply type whatever you choose into that box.
Port
This is usually 21. Just ask your host to make sure.
8. After you have added your information, click on the following icon.
This is the icon to Connect. Sometimes you must be patient with the connection. 9. Once you are connected you will see three or four folders appearing in the left window. One of these folders will be called "cgi-bin". (In my case, I also have a folder called "httpdocs" which is where I upload my files, but I know other people who use "cgi-bin")
10. Click on "cgi-bin" once.
11. Now go back to where you had saved your files. (Remember your notepad .html files?)
12. Using your mouse, DRAG one of the files into the right side of your SmartFTP window. Give it a few seconds to transfer and your file should now appear in that window. Continue to do this all of your files and they should all appear in the right window
13. Remember that the page you'd like to appear as your "Enter page" should be named "index.html".
14. Whenever you want to update a page, I'd recommend updating it in Notepad, and then dragging the file back into your FTP.
15. When you update a page, and drag it back into your FTP folder, you will notice the following box appear: Simply click Overwrite.
That's pretty much all there is to FTP!
Simple eh?
Did this tutorial help you out? If so, please link back. If you have any questions please visit the FAQ page before contacting me. DO NOT STEAL THIS TUTORIAL OR CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN.