FTP is the program that you will use to upload the files that you create into your web account. All web pages must be loaded into your htdocs directory for them to be visible on the web. For example: if you have a page called xyz.html and you want to place it into your account, you would upload it into your htdocs directory. The URL for that page would then be:

http://www.your-domain.com/xyz.html

You may also create subdirectories using the FTP program. Say for instance you created a subdirectory called images under htdocs. You then uploaded your xyz.html page into the images subdirectory. The URL for the page would then be:

http://www.your-domain.com/images/xyz.html

Using The FTP Program

The first step is to download an actual FTP program. They are available for many platforms and are usually shareware or freeware. We recommend a program called LeechFTP which is available for download below, or you can choose a platform and search for other FTP programs.

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You'll also need to open the program using an unzipping program. If you do not already have an unzipping program, click here to download WinZip 7.0.

Once you have successfully downloaded the ftp program and unzipped it into a working directory, run the installation program (setup.exe) or double click on the ftp icon to start the program. Once the program opens you will want to click on 'File' and 'Connect' to begin a new session. You can also use the bookmark feature to save multiple profiles (please refer to the help file within the program).

The screen that will pop up will be the Connect to screen. This is where you will enter the connection information for your account. 

1. Host Name: This is www.your-domain.com. You may also use your IP address.
2. Port: Leave the default setting for this. Usually 21.
3. Username: This is the user id or login that we have sent you. Contact technical support if you need this.
4. Password: Please call the office at 413-549-6892 if this is forgotten.
5. Remote Directory: To be safe, type in /htdocs/. This tells the program to automatically move you to the folder which holds your webpages.
6. Personal login / Anonymous login: You will need Personal login selected to gain access to the secure server.
7. Hit The OK Button To Connect: There are other places to fill information, but they are not needed. Feel free to view the docs that come with the program for information about these other areas.

     Once you have filled in this information, press the "OK" button to connect to the server and your account. (You did remember to dial in to your isp and connect to the Internet, right?)

Once connected you will see that the Connect to screen has vanished leaving the underlying three pane window. The window on the left is your status screen with items in queue, status of threads running, download status, and failure notifications. The window in the middle is your hard drive. You will want to navigate to your local web files. The window on the right is for your account on the server. You may move back and forth between subdirectories on the server or your hard drive by double clicking on the desired subdirectory or the double dotes (..) to move back.

Uploading Files To The Server

Move through your hard drive until you've found the subdirectory that your html or graphic files are located.

To send them to the server:

Select, by left clicking on it, the file that you wish to upload (holding down control will allow for multiple files to be selected) and press the icon with the arrow pointing upward, to send it to the other side (uploading the file to the server). 

You may also download files from the server using the same instructions by selecting a file on the server (right) side of the screen, and pressing the downward arrow to send the file to the left (your hard drive). 

Once you have successfully transferred a file to the server it is now on the Internet and available for world viewing. You may change your pages as often as you wish. Just make the changes using your html creation program, save page, and re-upload it to the server. It will automatically take the place of the old page (you may have to hit reload on your browser to see the change)

HTM, HTML & SHTML files MUST be sent as ASCII. Graphic files and programs (GIF, JPG, EXE, CLASS) MUST be sent in binary mode. The best way to ensure this is to keep the Auto button selected.

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