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How to use ftp in a Command Prompt window to transfer a file to your web site |
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The FTP command is the user interface to the Internet standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP transfers files to and from a remote network site. |
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Open a MS-DOS or Command Prompt window
- Choose the type of file below that you want to ftp
- Enter the commands in red listed under that type in your DOS Window
for all examples substitute your domain name for "yourdomain.com" and substitute your account name (logon) for "yourlogon"
- How to transfer a plain text html file (i.e. hello.html) to yourdomain.com into account: yourlogon.
- How to create a directory (i.e. Images) on yourdomain.com, in account: yourlogon.
- How to transfer a image file (i.e. msdos2.gif) to yourdomain.com into account: yourlogon.
- How to transfer a program file (i.e. showVars.pl) to directory cgi-bin in account: yourlogon.
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Plain text file transfer:
>ftp yourdomain.com
Connected to yourdomain.com.
220 proFTP 1.2.0 server (proFTP) [sites.tristellar.net]
User (yourdomain.com:(none)): yourlogon
331 Password required for yourlogon.
Password: xxxxxx
230 User yourlogon logged in.
ftp> ascii
200 Type set to A.
ftp> put hello.html
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for hello.html
226 Transfer complete.
local: hello.html remote: hello.html
6 bytes sent in 0.0013 seconds (4.4 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye |
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| Creating a directory Images
>ftp yourdomain.com
Connected to yourdomain.com.
220 proFTP 1.2.0 server (proFTP) [sites.tristellar.net]
User (yourdomain.com:(none)): yourlogon
331 Password required for yourlogon.
Password: xxxxxx
230 User yourlogon logged in.
ftp> mkdir Images
257 MKD command successful.
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye |
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| Image file transfer to Images directory:
>ftp yourdomain.com
Connected to yourdomain.com.
220 proFTP 1.2.0 server (proFTP) [sites.tristellar.net]
User (yourdomain.com:(none)): yourlogon
331 Password required for yourlogon.
Password: xxxxxx
230 User yourlogon logged in.
ftp> binary
200 Type set to I.
ftp> put msdow2.gif
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for msdos2.gif
226 Transfer complete.
Local: msdos2.gif remote: msdos2.gif
6 bytes sent in 0.0013 seconds (4.4 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye |
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| Program file transfer to directory CGI-bin
>ftp yourdomain.com
Connected to yourdomain.com.
220 proFTP 1.2.0 server (proFTP) [sites.tristellar.net]
User (yourdomain.com:(none)): yourlogon
331 Password required for yourlogon.
Password: xxxxxx
230 User yourlogon logged in.
ftp> ASCII
200 Type set to A.
ftp> cd CGI-bin
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> put showVars.pl
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for showVars.pl.
226 Transfer complete.
Local: showVars.pl remote: showVars.pl
506 bytes sent in 0.016 seconds (30.04 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quote site chmod 755 showVars.pl
200 CHMOD command successful.
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye |
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