How to use WS_FTP to transfer a file to your web site

The program WS_FTP is available in the LE version as shareware. The current version can be found at tucows or download.com

Set up the program for FTP

1. Open WS_FTP.
   The main program window will open with a smaller, session profile window on top.
2. In this profile window fill in these sections:

   Profile Name:

   This is a name that you will give to the profile the first time you set it up. It can be anything you want that you will remember for the next time.

   Host Name:

   This is your domain name - ex: www.yourdomain.com

   Host Type:

   Choose the default - automatic detect

   User ID:

   This is your logon name or account name

   Password:

   Enter the password for your account

3. To save these settings under the name you gave this profile, click on the save button under the Profile Name
4. To connect - click the OK button
   Once you are connected the smaller Session Profile window closes and you are back to the main program window

Using WS_FTP

The program window will now show 2 lists boxes with the file structure (drive(s), directories, files) of your Local System (PC), on the left, and the file structure of the Remote System (your account on the server), on the right. Both of these sections have a row of buttons that will help you perform different actions:

ChgDir

Change directory - this is used to change the current directory and/or drive. You can also change drives or directories by double clicking on them in the appropriate list box.

MkDir

Make Directory - use this to create a new directory in the file structure

View

If you have selected a text viewer in the options, clicking on this button with an ASCII file highlighted will open the file in that viewer

Exec

Execute - this button will execute the highlighted file. If the file is an executable file it will run, otherwise the file will open the program from your file associations.

Rename

With this button you can change the name of the highlighted file.

Delete

This button will delete the highlighted file(s).

When you are connected to the server the right list box will show the top level directory listing for your account on the server. You can not go higher then this level, but you can create sub directories.

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Plain text file transfer:

1. Choose the ASCII radio button
2. Select the file(s) on your Local System (left) that you want to transfer to the server. To select multiple files hold down the control or shift key as in Windows Exploring.
3. Select the appropriate directory on the Remote System (right)
4. Click the button pointing right in the bar between the 2 list boxes. Your files will now transfer from your PC to the server.

Creating a directory:

1. Choose the point in the file structure where you want to create a new directory
2. Click on the MkDir button in the Remote System list box
3. In the window that opens type in the name of the new directory and click OK

Image file transfer:

1. Choose the Binary radio button
2. Select the file(s) on your Local System (left) that you want to transfer to the server. To select multiple files hold down the control or shift key as in Windows Exploring.
3. Select the appropriate directory on the Remote System (right)
4. Click the button pointing right in the bar between the 2 list boxes. Your files will now transfer from your PC to the server.

1. Choose the Binary radio button
2. Select the file on your Local System (left) that you want to transfer to the server.
3. Select the appropriate directory on the Remote System (right)
4. Click the button pointing right in the bar between the 2 list boxes. Your file will now transfer from your PC to the server.
5. Highlight the file that you just transferred in the Remote System list box.
6. Right click your mouse and you will get a pop-up menu. From this menu choose chmod (UNIX).
7. The small window that opens has 3 sections Owner, Group, Other and 3 selections under each.
   1. Owner - check off all three - Read, Write, Execute
   2. Group - check off only Read, Execute
   3. Other - check off only Read, Execute
   Click OK