FTP Commander

In the Video Below we:
1) set up a new server (your website area)
2) connect to the server
3) transfer files to the server (the actual website)
4) close the connection

Read below for a description and instructions for you.
Click here to go to the download site: http://www.internet-soft.com
Or install this application from the class disk

 

Description with Instructions

1 - Create a new server

by server, FTP Commander means to set up the information you need to make an FTP connection

You need to have:

You Need to Provide Description Example
Name
Some name (your choice) you wish to call your setup for an FTP connection 		The name is arbitrary but it should be descriptive so that it has meaning the next time you use the program. My UMKC Website
FTP Server
An address for the FTP connection 		This is the first character from your UMKC username followed by ".web.umkc.edu"

In the example, my username is strongm so my ftp address is:

s.web.umkc.edu (mine, not yours)

If your username were estudent your ftp address would be e.web.umkc.edu

User ID
A username 		This (for the UMKC server) is your UMKC username my username is strongm and that is what you will see in the video. Make sure you use your own username.
Password
A password 		This (for the UMKC server) is your current UMKC password This is the same password you use to log in to the UMKC system.
     
     
  1. Click on the "New Server" icon.
  2. This brings up a dialog with text blanks for
    1. Name - A name you create (see above table)
    2. FTP Server - the first character from your username followed by .web.umkc.edu
    3. User ID - your UMKC username
    4. Password - your UMKC current password
  3. When you've filled these in you may want to unmask the password field (checkbox below) if this is your home computer
  4. Then click the "Save" icon button in the upper right corner
  5. Now you will see your new server setup listed in the right hand column in alphabetical order

2 - Connect to your website using FTP

  1. Double click on your new server name to connect with the web server
  2. Now you will see local files in the left panel and remote files in the right panel
  3. You will notice a list of files show up on the right.
  4. On the left, you will need to locate your local files for your personal-computer's copy of the web files you intend to copy to the actual web server. Use the left-hand side

3 - Copy files from local to remote (web) and vice-versa

  1. Once you are able to fill the left side with your local web files (the ones you edit) you can highlight any file or files and then click on the arrow (right arrow) in the middle to make a copy of (transfer) the files from your local disk to the remote web site on that remote server.
  2. Although this video example does not show a download, it works the same way, except that you highlight the file or files in the right hand panel (the ones on the web) and click the left arrow to copy the files on the web to your local computer

Watch the video as much as you need. Just keep clicking play.