Uploading
your Web Site Guides (FTP & WWW)
Where
can I get an FTP Program?
Many
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We definitely recommend CuteFTP
because of its ease of use and support.
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Where
do I put my web pages?
When
you FTP to your site you will see several folders.
All web pages must be placed in the /www/ folder.
When you initially set up your FTP program with
the passwords and username that we supply, make
sure that in the field where it asks "remote
directory" tpe in /www/
My
start page will not show up when someone visits
the site.
Once
more double check that you actually did upload
into the /www/ folder. If you have, then ...
The
Web Server loads the default document. The default
document is your start page and must
be called one of the following:
Index.html Index.cfm Index.asp Index.htm Index.shtml
Default.htm Default.asp Index.shtm
Do
not call your first page "main-page.html
or first-page.html" etc. Call it index.html
or one of the names above.
The
Server searches through your web directory until
it finds the document to display and our Servers
search in the follwing order.
- Index.html
- Index.cfm
- Index.asp
- Index.htm
- Index.shtml
- Default.htm
- Default.asp
- Index.shtm
Therefore
if you want Index.asp to display, the you must
remove or rename any files in that directory
above it in the search order. Example: I want
Index.htm to display. I need to make sure that
there is no existing file called index.asp or
index.html. If so, I would delete or rename
them something else.
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Where
are the web Server logs?
The
Server logs are located in the "Logs" directory.
You will see the Logs directory when you FTP
to your site.
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How
Do I Change My FTP Password?
From
any FTP client command line type:
site
pswd "oldpassword" "newpassword" (Including
The Quotes). For "oldpassword" you substitute
the old password, and needless to say "newpassword"
is your New Password.
If
you are using an FTP client such as WSFTP then;
Login
to your Virtual Server using your Username and
current password. Right click on the WSFTP window
and go to FTP commands. Then select SITE. A
command line window should show up where you
would type the following. site pswd "oldpassword"
"newpassword"
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