How to transfer files from your computer to your web page 

Using FTP

This is the method to use with Windows software.

(WS-FTP is free to download for non-commercial use.  A link for downloading it is provided at shareware.unc.edu)

Moving saved files to web pages

  1. Save the file you are working on as an HTML file. That means your file should be something like "myfile.html" or “myfile.htm” (NOT "myfile.doc"). When you are saving this file, remember to which drive you save it.
  2. Now your file should be located in the drive to which you saved it.  If you saved it on a floppy disk, it should be found at "A:\myfile.html", or, if you saved it on your hard drive, it should be located at “C:\myfile.html” or "D:\myfile.html", or within the appropriate folder of those drive.  If you can’t find it, go back to step number one, and save it again.
  3. Open FTP. Log in to your account. Make sure the profile name is appropriate to the server you use.  This web page is on UNC isis space, so my profile name is isis.unc.edu.  Use your e-mail user id and password to log in. When FTP is opened, you should see the computer drives on one side and your e-mail drives on the other. On the computer side, make sure that you double-click into the drive in which you saved your information (likely A, C, or D). On your e-mail side, make sure that you double-click into the folder public_html. If you ignore this step, you will not find your saved file on the computer side, and you will not send any moved file into the web page directory on your e-mail account side.
  4. Use the arrow key to click your information over. Once you have transferred your information into public_html, you should be able to access it through Netscape (the internet browser). You could also access it through Internet Explorer, etc. for that matter.  The address should be your server address (for this page, it’s “www.unc.edu” plus the directories “/student/orgs/cams/techtoteach/”) plus the file name (for this page, it’s “usingftp.htm”).  Try looking for your page.  If it's not there, you might need to go back a few steps.

 

Moving web pages to your computer so that you can modify them

  1. Open FTP just like you did in the previous Step 3. On the server side, look in public_html for your file name. On the side with your computer’s files, double-click into the drive where you'd like to move your page. Again, I would recommend using A, C, or D. Use the arrow key to click your information over.
  2. Once you have transferred your files, you can use any program you’d like to open them (for example, Microsoft Word, Netscape Composer, Dreamweaver, etc.).  When opening the file, you will find it in the drive to which you saved it (likely to be A, C, or D!)
  3. Edit your heart out. To transfer updated files, go back to the beginning of the previous section.

 

Using Fetch

This is the method to use with Macintosh software

(Fetch is free to download for non-commercial use.  A link for downloading it is provided at shareware.unc.edu)

Moving saved files to web pages

  1. Save the file you are working on as an HTML file. That means your file should be something like "myfile.html" or “myfile.htm” (NOT "myfile.doc"). When you are saving this file, remember to which drive you save it.
  2. Now your file should be located in the drive to which you saved it.  If you can’t find it, go back to step number one, and save it again.
  3. Open Fetch. Log in to your account. Make sure the profile name is appropriate to the server you use.  This web page is on UNC isis space, so my profile name is isis.unc.edu.  Use your e-mail user id and password to log in. When Fetch is opened, you should see your web files within the directory “public_html.”
  4. Use the command “put file” to transfer your file from the computer to your server space. Once you have transferred your information into public_html, you should be able to access it through Netscape (the internet browser). You could also access it through Internet Explorer, etc. for that matter.  The address should be your server address (for this page, it’s “www.unc.edu” plus the directories “/student/orgs/cams/uttmt/”) plus the file name (for this page, it’s “usingftp.htm”).  Try looking for your page.  If it's not there, you might need to go back a few steps.

 

Moving web pages to your computer so that you can modify them

1.      Open Fetch just like you did in the previous Step 3. Look in the directory public_html for your file name.  Use the “get file” command to transfer your file from your server space to your computer.  Remember where you’re saving your file.

2.      Once you have transferred your files, you can use any program you’d like to open them (for example, Microsoft Word, Netscape Composer, Dreamweaver, etc.).  When opening the file, you will find it in the drive to which you saved it.

3.      Edit your heart out. To transfer updated files, go back to the beginning of the previous section.