How to Upload your Web Page Using Cute

This web page is designed for users who already have web pages designed and currently have the html, graphics, and/or sound files, etc.. stored on their hard drive, and would like to put them on the server.

• First you will need an FTP (file transfer protocol) program. One of the easiest programs currently available is called CuteFTP. This will allow you to transfer your files to your Web server.
• We recommend that when you are given the opportunity to save Cuteftp, that you save it to your desktop. This is done when you are given the option of choosing where you would like to save the program, all you have to do is click on the down arrow at the end of the line called "save in" and select "desktop" at the very top of the list.
• Once the download is complete, you will have a new icon on your desktop, it will be called "32cftp18". This is not the real program, but an installation program, double click on the icon and you will be led through a very simple installation procedure. When you have completed the installation, you should drag the icon "32cftp18" to your recycle bin, you no longer need it.
• You are now ready to use CuteFTP to upload your web pages to your server.
• Once you are online, you will have to run CuteFTP, This is done by going to "START" --> "Programs" --> "CuteFTP" and clicking on "CuteFTP"
• The first screen you will see looks like the one below. This is the CuteFTP opening screen.

• Since this is an introduction to using "CuteFTP" we will not be going into how to store ftp address and organize them, the goal here is upload your web page.
• Click on exit to close the directory screen, you will now be left with the main screen as shown below.

• Now we need to connect, click on the icon that looks like a lightening bolt; it will be the second icon from the left at the top of the window.
• Once you have clicked on it you will see a screen like the one shown below.

• You are now looking at the Quick connect window.
• In the block called "Host Address", type ftp.yourdomain.com
• In the block called "UserID", type your log in name (this is the first word of your email address before the @ symbol).
• In the block called "Password", type your password. This is the same password you use to log onto the internet.
• Finally click on the OK button.
• You will see alot of information scroll by you at first, this is just the process of connecting.
• You will now see a screen similar to the one shown below. This is what CuteFTP looks like when it is online.

• On the left hand side your computer is shown. On the right hand side is what your storage space looks like on the server.

IMPORTANT

• Always place any web related files into your "www" directory on the server.
• It is highly recommended that you name your first web page "index.html", this will allow you to give out your web address as "www.yourdomain.com/~username", instead of "www.yourdomain.com/~username/webpage.html"
• Always check to make sure that the name of the files that make up your web page, such as graphics and sound, are in the same case as written in the HTML code for your web page.

How to upload

• A good way to start is by making a list of all the files that are refered to in your HTML code, this will ensure that you don't forget to upload any files that may be needed for your web page. There's nothing more frustrating than trying to figure out what is wrong with your HTML code, only to find out that you forgot to upload a file.
• Double click on your "www" directory on the server side, this will change directories to "www" and will be the location where you will store your web page(s).
• On the left hand side you can change the location of what you are looking at by clicking on the drive letter and changing it to the hard drive letter where your web page is stored.
• Once you have located the drive where your web page is stored you want to change directories to the directory that contains your web page files. The method for changing directories is the same as changing directories in any Windows95 or WindowsNT program.
• Once you have found the location of the web pages and necessary files, hold down the CTRL key and with your mouse, left click on all the files you wish to copy to the server. You will now see that all the files you have clicked on are highlighted, regardless of the order they are in. You can now release the CTRL key.
• All you have to do now is choose any of the highlited files, and while holding down the left mouse button, drag that file onto the server side of the screen, and release the mouse button. This will not only copy the one file, but all the files you selected to the server.
• Now that you have uploaded your web page, all you need to do is click on the disconnect icon.