1

Get a copy of WS_FTP

Each of the links below contain: install program,
ws_ftp 16 or 32 bit, help file and common.txt.

Primary Site

Alternate Site

2

Configure Your FTP Client

A.

Session Properties will appear add the following parameters:

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B.

Select the 'Startup' tab

C.

Enter '/virtual_html' in the top text box

D.

Optionally select the local directory to point to your local files
or
Traverse through the directories in the program later

E.

Select 'OK'

2

FTP Your Web Site

A.

Go to your Web Site Directory on the left side of the window
and

B.

Select all of the htm, html, gif, and jpg files

C.

Hit the right arrow '->' in the middle of the pages

D.

All of your files will now be uploaded to your web site

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FTPing files using your web browser

If you have a 4.x or higher version of Netscape or Internet Explorer you can also FTP download and upload files using your web browser. 

This is NOT recommended for uploading your site or transferring a large number of files.  This is only for the convenience of being able to upload or download a small number files from within your browser.

To get FTP access to your site using a browser, type in the following URL in the URL bar at the top of your browser:

ftp://<userid>:<password>@<yourdomainname.com>

Where <userid> is your site user id and <password> is your site password and <yourdomainname.com> is your domain name.

For example, if your user id is: web2 and your password is: apass3 and your domain name is: website.com, then the URL you type would be: 

ftp://web2:apass3@website.com

Once you type this in and hit enter, you will see your home directory listed in the browser.  The directories will appear as links which you can click on to traverse into them.

A) Downloading a file:

You can then right click on a file and select the "Copy to Folder" option to save the file on your local hard drive. 

B) Uploading a file:

You can select a file or group of files from your hard drive using Explorer and then right clicking and selecting the "Copy" option.   Then, switch over to your browser where you are already FTP connected to your site, right click on a directory and select the "Paste" option.  This will FTP upload the files from your workstation to the directory you right clicked on in your site.