WS FTP Tutorial
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 File, New Site to create a new site. You should get a screen similar to the following:
You'll have 2 fields here:
- Create a Site named: = Input your site name here
- Host Name or IP Address: = This would be your domain (www.yourdomain.com)
For each site, information
must be supplied for the following fields.
Site Fields:
- Host Name: www.yourdomain.com
- User Id: Use the user name we provided you
- Password: Use the password we provided you
- Account: Leave blank
- Local Folder: Leave blank
- Comment: Leave blank
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 domain. Please note that when you log into the server you are in your user directory (/users/yourusername). From here, you need to click on the green arrow with two dots (..) at the top of the right window to navigate
up one directory level, click it again to take you to the root directory. 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.
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.
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