How Do I Upload / Publish My Site?
The most common method of uploading your website is via FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Another popular method of publishing
websites is using Microsoft's FrontPage. We will only discuss uploading via FTP in this article, but if you have
developed your website using FrontPage you might like to look at:
How To Publish Your Site Using MS FrontPage.
To connect to our webserver via FTP you will need to use some FTP software. To help you decide on what software to use, we have
provided a list of
Good FTP Software. Regardless of what FTP program you
decide to use, they all require the same basic information:
FTP Access Details
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Server/Host Name:
Server/Host IP:
Default Directory:
Username:
Password:
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Your Domain Name
203.31.82.40
web
Your Domain Name
Your Password
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Some FTP programs do not require
ALL the details above, so don't panic if your software does not ask for
some of the above information. Your Username and Password should be included in the Welcome email that was sent
to you when your account was first activated.
Once you've logged in via FTP, you will normally be presented with two subdirectories: "cgi-bin" and "web" (some web hosting
packages have a third directory called "logs"). You should upload all your website pages into the "web" subdirectory.
Please ensure that the main page for your website is called: "index.html", "index.htm" or "index.php" otherwise our webserver
will not be able to find your website.
Other articles that may help:
How Do I Upload / Publish My Site?
Publishing Your Site With FrontPage
Good FTP Software
Active or Passive FTP?