Summary: How to set up and use the WS_FTP file transfer utility.
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In the following article, WS_FTP LE was used. Depending upon which version of WS_FTP you are using, the steps may vary.
For information on publishing with WS_FTP Pro, go to WS_FTP Pro Tutorial Introduction.
To publish your Web page using WS_FTP, perform the following steps:
This article assumes that you have already downloaded and installed a version of WS_FTP. For information about downloading and installing WS_FTP LE, go to How do I download and install WS_FTP LE?
From the Start menu, select Programs, select WS_FTP, click WS_FTP95 LE.
In the Session Properties window, from the General tab, click New.
Enter a generic Profile Name (e.g., My Web Site), Host Name/Address (e.g. your-domain.com or your account IP address, e.g., 10.110.110.10), Control Panel User ID, and Control Panel Password. Click to select Save Pwd.
We recommend leaving Host Type at the default value, Automatic detect. In Advanced settings, Passive Transfers should be selected.
Click OK.
From the Local System box, navigate to the directory that contains the file you want to transfer.
- Use the Local System drop-down menu to change directories by either clicking the drop-down arrow or entering the desired directory in the box.
- Double-click the green arrow to browse up a directory.
- Double-click a folder icon to browse down a directory.
- Double-click a drive icon to browse to the root directory of that drive. Example: [-a-].
In this example, the directory is located on C:\My Web Site.
From the Local System scroll box, click the file you want to transfer, then click the desired mode.
- Use ASCII to transfer text files, HTML files, and CGI scripts.
- Use Binary to transfer programs, images, audio files, and text processing files.
- Auto permits WS_FTP to detect and use the proper transfer setting for each particular file.
In this example, index.html is selected.
From the Remote Site box, navigate to the directory to which you want to transfer the file.
For example, to publish your home page, navigate to the root (default) directory.
For information about the naming order used by the Web server to load home page files, go to the Directory Index Hierarchy for UNIX Servers.
Click the transfer arrow.