Upload Pages to Website

FTP Program

These instructions are for Windows users only. If you are a Mac user, click here for instructions.

Once you have created your web page files in HTML, you're ready to move them (along with images, sounds, and other features) from your hard drive to the Internet where they will reside on the Personal Web Pages (PWP) or Internet Service Provider (ISP) server. To do this, you must have File Transfer Protocol (FTP) software.

If you already use another FTP program to transfer files, you can skip down to B, configure it, and transfer your Web pages now. If not, you can download a free version of WS_FTP LE™, an FTP program from Ipswitch, Inc.

 
Use the following steps to download and install WS_FTP LE, configure your FTP program, and upload your files to the Web

   A. download & install WS_FTP LE:

• Use the file 'ws_ftple zipped.exe' on the CD ROM from the Computer Lab, or
• Right click here and Save Target As . . to download WS_FTP LE (514KB), and
• A window will open asking you where you would like to save the file. Choose a folder, and then click Save.
• Find the folder on your hard drive where the software was saved, and double-click on WS_FTPLE zipped.EXE. The file will automatically expand into a set of install files.
• Double-click on INSTALL.EXE and follow the onscreen instructions to install the program. Put it in an empty folder.
• Once the installation is successful, double-click on the WS_FTP icon to launch the program and open the Session Profile dialog window. You're now ready to configure the program to use with PWP.

   B. configure your ftp program:

• Open your program to the Session Profile screen or similar host setup screen in other programs.

  
  The Session Profile Window

• In the Session Profile window, type in the following settings:
  PROFILE NAME: Any name you want
  HOST NAME: pages.prodigy.net (similar name from your Internet Service Provider)
  HOST TYPE: auto-detect
  You do not need to change any other settings.
  
• Type your Internet (ISP) username and password in the appropriate fields. Be sure to use all lower-case characters for your username and the appropriate upper and lower-case characters for your password. For security purposes, save your password only if you have sole access to your computer.
• If you are using an FTP program other than WS_FTP, you will need to follow that program's instructions and type this information in yourself.

   C. upload your files:

WS_FTP main screen. (The files and directories shown here are only examples)

• Connect to the Internet, then launch your FTP program.
• Choose your profile name and click on OK in the Session Profile window (or similar host setup screen). This will connect you to the PWP server.
• The left window pane will show the files on your hard drive. If the files you want to upload do not appear, locate the appropriate directory on your hard drive by navigating to it or clicking on the "ChgDir" button on the top left.
• In the right window pane, you will see the contents of your directory on the server.
• If you would like to create subdirectories, click on the "MkDir" button on the right (or similar device in other programs).
• Select the file(s) you wish to upload. To select several files at once, hold down the [Ctrl] key and click once on each file you wish to move. Don't forget to upload graphics, sounds, applets, and other features in addition to your HTML pages.
• To transfer the files to your server directory, click on the right-pointing arrow button in WS_FTP (or similar device in other programs). For your reference, you can also move files from your server back to your local directory by clicking on the left-pointing arrow button in WS_FTP (or similar device in other programs).