Setting
up CuteFTP File Transfer Program
- For PC Users (CuteFTP)
The account information which we emailed you contained the following information
which is needed for FTP access to your account:
Login
Password
FTP Server
- Step 1: Downloading CuteFTP
a) To download
this program, please go to: http://cuteftp.com/download/index.shtml
b) Select the
second option, "CuteFTP x.x for Win95/98/NT 4/2000 32 bit (English)".
Should you need another version in a different language, feel free to select
whichever one applies to you.
c) Scroll to
the bottom of the page, enter your email address where specified and then
select the Download Now button.
d) You will
come to a new page. Look to the right side of the page for the "Download
Now" link and click on it.
e) On the next
page, wait a few seconds and then you will be prompted to save the file to
your hard drive. Click OK and then either navigate to a folder of your choice
or accept the default location. Either way, be sure you know exactly where
the downloaded file will be saved so that you can easily retrieve it.
- Step 2: Installing CuteFTP
a) When the
download is complete, locate the file on your hard drive and double click
on it to begin installation.
b) Select Next
to the first box.
c) Select
I Agree to the disclaimer.
d) Click Next
to proceed with the installation.
e) When asked
to make Cute FTP your default HTML editor...click NO.
f) Click
"Finished"
g) Double Click
on the new, little yellow CuteFTP icon on your desktop.
- Step 3: Configuring CuteFTP
a) You
will see a dialog that prompts you about registering the program. Simply select
Close (or register if you choose). Then, when the program
opens you'll get a "Tips" dialog box. Simply Close that as
well.
b) You should
now be looking at the Site Manager screen. Click on General
FTP sites at the very top of the list and then select the New
button located in the lower left corner of the dialog box.
c) On the left
side of the Site Manager you'll notice a field called Label For Site.
This is simply the name you want associated with your FTP account. To keep
things consistent, please use your domain name in this field.
d) In the FTP
host address field put your server hostname, please refer to the
account information email we sent you after signup.
e) In the FTP
site username field put your account username. For the FTP
site password put your account password. (both of this information
can be found in the login email we sent you after signup. )
f) You are
now ready to connect to your server. Please select Connect
and it will begin the login process. Please note, depending on the speed of
your internet connection and network traffic at the time, this process can
take between 10 seconds and two minutes. Once you are logged-in you see a
Login Messages dialog box. Simply click OK
to close it.
a) Now you
will see a two-pane window. Your hard drive is on the left and your server's
contents are on the right.
b) First, let's
get to where you need to be on the server. In the right window, you should
see a list of directories and files. This is where you need to put all your
website files. You will also see an index.html file. This
is the default Welcome Page we have placed into your account. You would want
to be sure that your website's mainpage is also called index.html
so that you can copy it over the existing Welcome Page.
c) You are now ready to move files from your hard drive onto your new web
space. From the left panel, simply find the directory on your hard drive that
contains your web page files. Moving them to your server is as simple as left
clicking on your files in the left panel and dragging them over to the right
panel. Also, be sure to use lowercase filenames and don't
forget to replace or remove the current index.html file with your own homepage.
If you don't do this, you may still see the default Welcome Page even after
you have uploaded your website.
d) When you
are finished, select File and then Disconnect and
you're done.
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