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Upload Your Web Pages

File Transfer Protocol, commonly referred to as FTP, is the Internet standard for transferring files from one computer to another. These tutorials cover how to use an FTP program called Core FTP Lite to upload your web pages to your University of Scranton directory. (Before doing so, you need to create your web directory and create your web pages.)

Core FTP Lite is the campus program used to transfer web pages from your computer (the client) to the campus server. Using Core FTP Lite, the client can upload and copy files from a local computer to a remote server (academic.scranton.edu). Conversely, we can download files from the remote server and copy them to our local computer.

Connecting to the Server

1. Start the Core FTP Lite program.
2. Enter "academic.scranton.edu" for the Host Name.
3. Enter your username and password. (Your username is the same name you use for email, e.g., smithj2.)
4. Un-check the SSH/SFTP option.
5. Click Connect.
6. The program will open the navigation window to transfer files.

Selecting the File Transfer Mode

Before transferring any files between the client and server, you should check the transfer mode. The file can be transferred in ASCII or Binary mode.

1. ASCII files are files comprised of alphanumeric characters (letters, numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols). All text and HTML files should be transferred in ASCII format.
2. Binary files are files that consist of compiled data (zeros and ones), such as graphics (.gif, .bmp), images (.jpeg, .png), movies (.mov, .mpg), and multimedia files (flash, .swf). The extensions are numerous.
3. By default, the Auto option should be checked. This mode automatically changes between transfer modes according to each file's data type.

Uploading Your Web Pages

1. The left window displays the files and folders located on your computer (client).
   
2. The right window displays the files and folders located on the server.
   Note: The server will display the most current file uploaded and assign a semicolon (;) followed by a number (e.g, default.html;2). The latest two versions will remain on the server, however, only the latest version (with the higher number) will be displayed in your web browser. Older versions of files will be overwritten as newer versions are uploaded.
3. To upload files to the server, locate the desired directory on your computer (client).
4. Next, select the folder on the Remote Directory to store the uploaded file(s).
5. Select the desired files by clicking on them in the client window, and click the button pointing to the Remote Directory window to transfer files from your computer to the Remote Directory.

Caution: Uploading a file with the same name and file extension as an existing file that resides in your web directory will overwrite the existing file. Therefore, if you already have a web page (e.g., default.html) in your web directory, you may not want to overwrite it.

Downloading Your Web Pages

1. If you would like to download files from the server to your computer, you must use Core FTP Lite to transfer the files from the remote directory.
2. Find the folder on the Local Directory (your computer) where you would like to download your files.
3. Select the file on the Remote Directory that you would like to transfer to your computer.
4. Make sure the correct transfer mode is selected. (See the Selecting the File Transfer Mode section above.)

5. Click the button to transfer the files from the server to the Local Directory.

   Note: If you download a file with the same name as a file already in your Local Directory, you will have the option to overwrite or rename the file.

Other Things to Know

• If you were uploading a personal webpage, the first page is required to be named default.html or index.html in order for the server to recognize it as the start file.
• To delete a file on the server, select it and then press the Delete key on your keyboard.

You Can Now Access Your Web Pages

Once you have created your web directory, created your web pages, and uploaded them to your web directory, you can access your website. Point your web browser to

http://academic.scranton.edu/student/username/

where you need to substitute username with your student username (e.g., smithj2).

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