Using an FTP Client to upload Pages to your Website

You will need 2 programs in order to transfer your website's pages to your site on the Caprok.net FTP server. You may also print this page out for future reference.

An FTP Client ( FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol )

An UNZIP program. (Used to unpack files that are downloaded with a .zip extension)

Follow the procedure below to download your copies of the 2 programs.

1. Start your browser and go online to Caprok.Net homepage : http://www.caprok.net/

2. On the Caprok.Net homepage, you will find a button that says "Help Center".. click it. When you get to the help Center Page, click on the button that says "Useful Software" .

3. You will then be taken to a page called USEFUL SOFTWARE. Find the button that says WS-FTP CLIENT and click it. Once you get to the download site, find the software version for your operating system and click on it's Download button.
4. When a dialog box appears on your screen prompting you to save the file, click on "ok"
5. A window will then appear showing the progress of the download. Be sure to write down the directory on your hard drive the file is being saved to.
6. Now that you have stored WS_FTP on your hard drive you will need a copy of WinZip on your computer to unzip it. Download it now as in steps 2 through 5 above.

The 2 needed files should now be stored on your hard drive. First we need the WinZip Program.

7. Using the Windows Explorer or the file manager, go to the directory/folder where the downloaded WinZip program was stored (remember, you were supposed to write down the directory/folder name it was saved to), and double click on the winzip file to start the "setup" program. The setup program is interactive and will guide you through the installation process. The WinZip program will now be uncompressed and it will also install a shortcut icon on your desktop..

8. When finished, there should be a WinZip icon on your computer's desktop. Double click it to start WinZip.

9. Using Winzip, find ,unzip and install the WS_FTP CLIENT program.

Please NOTE: You may also stop by our office's and pick up a copy of theses 2 programs and others too.

Step by step instructions on how to transfer your files to your site are as follows:

1. Start the WS-FTP client program.
THIS IS ASSUMING YOU ARE STILL ONLINE. If you are not connected to Caprok.Net, please do so now
2. You may want to create a shortcut to put the WS-FTP icon onto your desktop
If you are not sure on how to create a shortcut, consult your Windows 95 manual or try the "help" feature in Windows 95.
3. When the WS_FTP Client loads, You will see a dialog box that is split in the middle. The left side represents your computer's hard drive, and the right side represents the Server side.
4. Click on "connect" in the lower left hand corner of the dialog box.
5. Create a new profile with the following parameters:

profile name My Wesite on Caprok.Net
host name ftp.caprok.net.
host type, select Windows NT or AUTOMATIC DETECT
user name your FTP username that was assigned to you by Caprok.Net
password your FTP password that was assigned to you by Caprok.Net

You may want to check the box: save password so that you do not have to type it in every time you use the FTP client.
Account name, leave blank
Leave the parameter "remote host" blank as the server will place you in your home directly automatically when you connect.
For the parameter "local PC", type in the directory name on your computer's hard drive where the files to be transferred are located. For example, c:\myfiles where "myfiles" is the directory on your hard drive where you store your web pages.
6. Save this profile.

7. Click on "OK".
8. This will log you into the caprok.net FTP server.If you have speakers, you may hear some sounds like whistles and car horns to indicate a successful connection.Your home directory on www.caprok.net should appear in the right half of the screen.
9. In your WS_FTP CLIENT'S left window, highlight the file you want to transfer by clicking once on it. NOTE: The main page of your site should be named: index.html
10. With the index.html file highlighted, click on the arrow pointing to the right that is located in the center of your WS_FTP CLIENT window..
11. A dialog box will come up, showing the progress of the file transfer..
12. Once the file is transferred, you will hear a sound indicating the completion of the transfer and then the right window of your WS_FTP CLIENT will refresh showing your file(s) on the server..
13. Repeat steps 9 through 12, until all files are transferred over. Don't forget to transfer your graphics as well. Remember graphics files and sound files should be transfered using the "binary" radio button selected and html files should be transfered using the ASCI radio button checked.
14. Once all the file transfers have succeeded, click on "close" in the lower left-hand corner of the dialog box.The server will respond with "goodbye"
15. Using your browser , go to your website's URL: http://www.caprok.net/yourco/index.html
16. View your pages from your browser, noting corrections to be made later with your html editor.

17. Make your changes with your html editor and FTP the changes to your site, until you have all your pages up and running the way you want them to.

It's really very easy, but if you get stuck, just call 580-8848 or E-mail me and I'll see if I can't talk you through the process or help you correct the problem. Remember that Caprok.net holds FREE classes on this subject where you can get hands on experience FTP'ing files to your Website. Contact us to get class dates and to enroll. Classes are formed and scheduled on a demand basis. We will try our best to schedule the class that you want to take at a time that works for YOU.