Double click the
WS_FTP icon to start the program. The initial screen should look something
like the following:
WS FTP Sites
You will need to create a Site for your domain. Click Connect on the left hand bottom corner. Then you should see the below image. Click the New button to create a new site.
For each site, information
must be supplied for the following fields.
Session Properties - General Tab:
- Profile Name: The Name you wish to give this domain
- Host Name: www.yourdomain.com
- Host Type: Leave
as UNIX
- User Id: Use the
user name we provided you
- Password: Use the
password we provided you
- Account: Leave
blank
- Comment: Leave
blank
You may also wish to check the box of the Save Pwd so you do not have to retype your password each time you log on.
Once you've logged in, you should have a screen that looks like the following:
You will notice that you have 2 windows. The left window is an explorer for your computer, while the right window is an explorer for your web site. Please note that when you log into the server you are in your user directory (/users/yourusername). DO NOT UPLOAD FILES INTO YOUR USER DIRECTORY! You must click on the green arrow with two dots (..) at the top of the right window of your website to navigate up all directories until you only see / in the window. If you've done this successfully, your screen will look like the following:
Notice that the "Remote Site" changed from /users/yourusername to /. This indicates that you are in the root directory. From here, click on the "web" folder to access your web files. This is where your files will be visible on the Internet. To transfer files between the server and your computer, simply select what file you want to transfer, and press the arrow button located in the center of the WS FTP Screen. To transfer to the server, press the arrow button pointing right. Do the opposite to transfer files from the server. You cannot make changes to files on the web site side. To make changes to any files, you MUST make the change on the file on your computer side, save it and then upload it to the web site side.
Buttons on the
WS FTP Main Screen
- ASCII - Transfer
text documents with this selected.
- Binary - Transfer
all file formats with this selected.
- Auto - Automatically
selects which transfer type to use.
- ChgDir - Used to
change directories. If you select a name in the directory listbox, this
will change into that directory. If nothing is selected, you will be
prompted for the path.
- MkDir - Used to
create new directories.
- View - Allows you
to view the selected file in text form.
- Exec - Executes
a file that has been selected.
- Rename - Allows
you to rename a file.
- Delete - Allows
you to delete a file.
- Refresh - Refreshes
the screen.
- DirInfo - Displays
the directory information for the selected directory.
Buttons located
at the bottom of the WS FTP Screen
- Close - Closes
your connection to a remote site.
- Cancel - Cancels
current transaction.
- LogWnd - Displays
message log. Can also be displayed by double clicking in the narrow
scrolling window below the ASCII and Binary buttons.
- Help - Displays
the online help files.
- Options - These
should only be used by advanced users.
- About - Displays
information on WS FTP.
- Exit - Exit the
program.