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Publishing using WS_FTP

When your unix account has been set up to serve web pages (see publishing) you will need software to upload (copy) your pages and any images to the web server. If you write your pages in HTML, you can use a file transfer program like WS_FTP to publish your pages, but you need to enter some information about the web server that you want to publish to. To set up WS_FTP to publish to the University's web server, read the instructions below or see a demo of this process.

1. Open WS_FTP, and the Session Properties dialogue box should appear (if it does not appear, click on Connect).
2. Click on New to set up a new session profile.
3. In the Profile name: box type a name for your session - use something that will remind you of the web site you are working on.
4. In the Host Name/Address: box, type ftp.nottingham.ac.uk
5. In the User ID: box, type your username.
6. Click on the Startup tab.
7. In the Initial Remote Host Directory: box, type /home/yourusername/public_html
   replace yourusername with your own username
8. In the Initial Local Directory: box type the path to where your web pages are on your computer (or the network).
9. Click on Apply (or Save depending on the version of WS_FTP you are using)
10. Click on Cancel to finish, or OK to connect

Now you can use the Connect button to connect to the web server, and the arrow buttons to publish selected pages. Further reference materials for using WS_FTP are also available.

last updated: 01 January 1970
by: Rachel Scudamore