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.