Hosting & FTP FAQ's
How do I upload pages to my site using FTP?-
Can I use FrontPage extensions?
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What are the htdocs, logfiles and private folders for?
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What web components are available?
How
do I upload pages to my site using FTP?
The default FTP settings are:
ftp server: ftp.yourcompany.co.uk.
Username: yourcompany.co.uk.
password: yourpassword (emailed to you or the one you changed it to).
For all examples, it is assumed that you want to FTP to a Default account
for domain yourcompany.co.uk - the hostname for this is ftp.yourcompany.co.uk.
The settings shown are created one step at a time via a Wizard, and what you see
below are the results following completion of the Wizard (the exception is the
FTP site connection port, which is set automatically for you to port 21 and should
not be changed). Once the correct settings have been entered into one of the FTP
clients, you should be able to connect for FTP transfer automatically, regardless
of the domain to which you are currently dialled up.
Example using Cute FTP
In CuteFTP please click on edit and ensure that PASV has a black tick.
Example using WS_FTP Pro
Some FTP sites require an account in order to authenticate the client and provide
access to a default directory for the user. However, this is not necessary to
access the Fasthosts FTP server.
Note that the above example allows you to specify Passive mode (this is for transferring
through a firewall or using an ADSL line)
Example using CoffeeCup Direct FTP
Once FTP connection is established, you will see, in two adjacent windows, the
local folders on your PC, and those on the Web server to which you have rights.
You can then transfer files and folders as required between the two windows.
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Can
I use FrontPage extensions?
Against a charge of €25 per year we can enable your site
to support Frontpage extensions as well as FTP.
Once installed you can use common applications such as FrontPage and Windows Explorer
Web Folders to publish you files to the Internet.
Only available on Windows 2000 Servers.
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What
are the htdocs, logfiles and private folders for?
The htdocs folder stores all your HTML files. It
is advisable to set this to the default folder in ftp applications such as CofeeCup
FTP and FTPVoyager. In Dreamweaver this is often referred to as the Host directory.
The logfiles folder stores your website logs, which you can download
and view using a text editor or analyse using special web log analysiation software.
These files are not designed to be easily read, so be prepared for some headaches
if you are determined to plough through them manually.
The private folder is a web folder only accessible from the server
or via ftp. Thus you can store more sensitive information in it wihtout the danger
of internet users downloading it. Offers itself very nicely for storing access
or paradox databases, which your web pages then access to show selected information
without allowing people to download the entire database.
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What
web components are available?
CDONTS: a basic but powerful web mail component allowing
you to send emails using ASP scripts
more information at msdn.microsoft.com
JMail 3.6.3: a web mail component accessible from both ASP and Perl scripts
more information at www.dimac.net
IHTML v2.1: inlineHTML, platform independent web mail component based onXML
standards.
Asp Upload v2.0: Component enabling you to upload files the web server,
accessible from ASP pages on Windows servers.
more information at www.aspupload.com
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Hosting & FTP FAQ's
- How do I upload pages to my site using FTP?
-
Can I use FrontPage extensions?
-
What are the htdocs, logfiles and private folders for?
-
What web components are available?
How
do I upload pages to my site using FTP?
ftp server: ftp.yourcompany.co.uk.
Username: yourcompany.co.uk.
password: yourpassword (emailed to you or the one you changed it to).
For all examples, it is assumed that you want to FTP to a Default account for domain yourcompany.co.uk - the hostname for this is ftp.yourcompany.co.uk.
The settings shown are created one step at a time via a Wizard, and what you see below are the results following completion of the Wizard (the exception is the FTP site connection port, which is set automatically for you to port 21 and should not be changed). Once the correct settings have been entered into one of the FTP clients, you should be able to connect for FTP transfer automatically, regardless of the domain to which you are currently dialled up.
Example using Cute FTP
In CuteFTP please click on edit and ensure that PASV has a black tick.
Example using WS_FTP Pro
Some FTP sites require an account in order to authenticate the client and provide access to a default directory for the user. However, this is not necessary to access the Fasthosts FTP server.
Note that the above example allows you to specify Passive mode (this is for transferring through a firewall or using an ADSL line)
Example using CoffeeCup Direct FTP
Once FTP connection is established, you will see, in two adjacent windows, the local folders on your PC, and those on the Web server to which you have rights. You can then transfer files and folders as required between the two windows.
Go Top
Can
I use FrontPage extensions?
Once installed you can use common applications such as FrontPage and Windows Explorer Web Folders to publish you files to the Internet.
Only available on Windows 2000 Servers.
Go Top
What
are the htdocs, logfiles and private folders for?
The logfiles folder stores your website logs, which you can download and view using a text editor or analyse using special web log analysiation software. These files are not designed to be easily read, so be prepared for some headaches if you are determined to plough through them manually.
The private folder is a web folder only accessible from the server or via ftp. Thus you can store more sensitive information in it wihtout the danger of internet users downloading it. Offers itself very nicely for storing access or paradox databases, which your web pages then access to show selected information without allowing people to download the entire database.
Go Top
What
web components are available?
more information at msdn.microsoft.com
JMail 3.6.3: a web mail component accessible from both ASP and Perl scripts
more information at www.dimac.net
IHTML v2.1: inlineHTML, platform independent web mail component based onXML standards.
Asp Upload v2.0: Component enabling you to upload files the web server, accessible from ASP pages on Windows servers.
more information at www.aspupload.com
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