- UserID
- Password
- FTP Hostname : yourname.com

When you have this information, and a copy of WS_FTP installed on your computer you will be ready to setup a Session Profile and FTP into your website.

1. Launch your WS-FTP program. A panel titled Session Profile will be displayed with the WS_FTP program window behind it.

2. Click the New button and type a Profile name into the Profile Name entry box at the top of the panel. This can be any name you choose, "yourname.com" for example.

3. Enter the appropriate information into the following entry boxes:

Host Name/Address: yourdomain.com
Host Type: Automatic Detect
User ID: your User ID
Password: Enter your Password
Check the Save Password box if you wish.

Leave the other entry fields blank.

4. Click on the OK button, WS_FTP will now attempt to connect to your website. When you are connected to your home directory on the server, the Profile panel will close.

Left Window

WS_FTP will now display a split screen. The window on the left contains the folders and files on your own computer. Use the green arrow at the top of the window and the scroll bars to browse your system.

Right Window

The window on the right will contain the folders and files contained within your home directory. This is your space on the server. Now, double click on the folder your username-www, this is where you will place your website.

Binary vs ASCII or Auto Mode

You will see two radio buttons below the display windows, one labeled Binary and one labeled ASCII . There will also be a check box labeled Auto. If you select Auto WS_FTP will automatically apply the correct setting, either Binary or ASCII to the document you are transferring. If you decide not to use the Auto setting please note that it is very important to transfer images in Binary mode. Everything else, HTML documents, cgi scripts etc. should be transferred using ASCII mode. If you fail to set this correctly your files may not appear as they should.

Upload Files

1. Make sure you are in the userid-www directory

2. Highlight a file (or files or folders) from your computer in the left window. To sellect multiple files, Hold your Ctrl key on your keyboard, click on the files you want to sellect while holding the Ctrl key. Use the Shift key if you want to sellect everything within the two files. Try it!

3. Click the right arrow button (->) in the center bar between the windows.

That’s it! Your file transfer is complete.

Download Files (same as upload)

1. Double click on the folder you want to download files into on your computer to open it in the left window.

2. Highlight the file (or files) you wish to download from your website in the right window.

3. Click the left arrow button (<-) in the center bar between the windows.

That’s it! Your file transfer is complete.

Create A New Directory (Folder)

To create a new directory on your website, click on the MkDir button when you are inside the -www directory or a subdirectory of the -www directory. You will be prompted to enter a name for the new directory. Once you do this, the new directory will be created.

Disconnect

When you are finished transferring your files, click on the Close button at the bottom of the WS_FTP window. This will close your FTP connection.

You shall now be ready to accept visitors to your site!

If you have error while connecting to our servers, try to reconnect again in a few seconds. Please also make sure the Remote port is set to 21 (default)