Uploading a website using FTP
 
 

Once you have created and tested your website on your own computer, you can upload it to a web server. The uploading of files can be done via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) if not on campus or file sharing on campus

File Transfer Protocol

On Windows, the FTP program to use is WS-FTP(LE). When you open the program you will see a window titled Session Properties. Choose New and fill out the following details in the respective columns :

Profile Name : Enter a valid name
Host Name/Address : www.middlebury.edu
Host type : Automatic detect
User ID : enter your user name
Password : enter your network password

Then click OK. Choose the the source folder in the left hand box, and the destination folder (under Public HTML) in the right hand box. Then click on the right hand arrow to transfer files from the source folder to the destination folder.

Macintosh :

On Macintosh, the FTP program to use is Fetch. Fill out the following details in the respective columns :

Host : serval.middlebury.edu
User ID : enter your user name
Password : enter your network password

File Transfer Protocol | File Sharing

 

 

 

 

1. Connect to a web server
2. Copy the contents of your website folder/directory into the public_html folder/directory of the web server.
3. Open a browser and type the URL of the public_html folder/directory you have placed the website
4. Click (or double-click) on the table to select it and see its properties. Try varying some of these properties and adding text, images and links into different cells within the table.
5. Preview you changes in a web browser.

 

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