FTP

1. What is FTP?

File Transfer Protocol, FTP, lets you connect to a remote computer, such as a web site hosting server and move your website files to folders you create on the remote computer. This is called \'uploading\' your Web site.

2. What FTP software should I use and where do I get it?

Many FTP software programs (called clients) available online; CuteFTP Pro and FileZilla are very popular.

If you use Windows XP, you can create a network connection to your Web site. You might also be able upload your file using the software such Dreamweaver or FrontPage that created your Web site.

3. Why isn't my Web site displaying after I uploaded my files?

To fix the problem:

-Verify that you uploaded your files to /httpdocs.
-Make sure that you named the home page of your Web site using one of the many names we support.

index.html
index.php
default.asp
default.aspx
index.asp

-Ensure that your DNS is pointed correctly.
-Finally, refresh by pressing CTRL + F5 for Internet Explorer and CTRL + R for Firefox

If your site still does not display

There could be reasons which only you can correct.

These may be:

-If your domain name is registered with another service provider, confirm that the name servers (DNS) you used are same as given.

-If your images are not displaying, make sure that the directory where they are located and the image page specified in your code match exactly.

-Linux accounts are case sensitive. For example, if the name of your image is MyImage.jpg and the path in your code is myimage.jpg, then the server will not be able to locate your image.

More useful information for Website designers:
When you develop the Web your code should adjust for the environment change that occurs when you upload site content. Web page URLs, image paths, and database names should all be environment-sensitive and you should use relative URLs when referencing Web pages.

The reason is, relative URLs identify a Web page in relation to, or in the context of, the current page. Because they do not reference the domain name, relative URLs do not require modification when changing environments.