Using FTP  -  a File Transfer Protocol application

When you want to put  html files in your public_html directory on the UWE CEMS web server (or indeed any other server), you typically need to use a file transfer program which generally will  use FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
The UWE CEMS networked labs provide Exceed FTP.

FTP  is started on the Windows 2000 network PCs as shown here, i.e.
from the Start menu, choose Programs and then Network Clients - Exceed - FTP

The FTP program unfurls,  offering an Open Connection window. Here, bgrffin has entered his unix user id and password.

 


When you click on the Open button, FTP then opens two windows.

In the picture you can see the
c:\program files\exceed.nt
window
'hiding' behind the bgriffin@milly window

The c:\program files\exceed.nt\ window shows the current 'local' network drive and directory.
In this window you can browse all 'locally' available disks, directories, and files (e.g. A:, C:, D:, H:, etc.)
The bgriffin@milly window provides a view of bgriffin's root directory on milly - the CEMS unix  web server.

In this window you can browse your directories on the unix server.


The next step is to make the display more user friendly.

First  maximise the window.


Then select Window

and click on Tile Vertically

You should now have a display showing the Unix directory and the Windows directory side by side.

Once you have selected appropriate directories in the  windows,  you can simply transfer files (or directories) using drag and drop. All web files should be placed in your public_html directory. Each file then become accessible using the url:
www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~yourunixid/filename.suffix
as in e.g.:
www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~tdrewry/htmguide.htm


Customize FTP defaults

(Cannot be done by students on UWE maschines)

Go to Options, select Preferences

Choose

Use Original case for Local Drives

and

Tile Windows Verically upon Creation

 

Note that if you are transferring directories or perl, cgi, or other executable files, you may need to change the properties of the directories or files.  The UWE versiopn of FTP does not support chmod.
The easiest way to sort out 'properties' problems is to use Exceed (note there is an Exceed program as well as the Exceed FTP - see the first image above.)
See also my Exceed page.


Tony Drewry Jan. 2005