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Uploading 1A
Before uploading your pages on to the Web, there are a few things you will need.
- Your HTML document/documents.
- An understanding of what a URL is.
- A familiarity with how file names function.
- An FTP program — we suggest Cute FTP for Windows or Fetch for Macintosh. Both are shareware.
What is a URL?
A uniform resource locator (URL) is the address of an Internet document.
It uses numbers and letters in a certain order, much like the street
address of your home, to indicate where a particular file is located on the
Internet. Let's break down the following address:
http://www.psnw.com/~yourlogin/index.html
- http:// - Indicates the protocol being used to access the file. This will usually be the letters http "hypertext transfer protocol," because it is the method commonly used to transfer Web pages.
- www.psnw.com - The next section is the host name, indicating that the file being accessed lives on a server named "www," which has been registered under the domain name "psnw.com."
- /~yourlogin/index.html - The last segment of the URL describes the specific path to the file being accessed ("index.html"). A slash indicates a new directory. So, the file "index.html" is located in a directory called "~yourlogin", which in turn is located on the server "www" registered to psnw.com.
How File Names Function
This information is very important. Be sure to go over it carefully. Some of the most common HTML mistakes involve file names.
- Make sure all file names have the correct extension. All HTML documents must end with the extension html, GIF files must end in gif, and JPEG files must end in jpg or jpeg.
- Always name your main page index.html. This way, if a visitor types in the URL: http://www.psnw.com/~yourlogin they will automatically be directed to your main page, otherwise the browser will bring up an index page listing the files available in your directory or some other default page.
- Use short, easily remembered file names and keep them all lower case. HTML is not case sensitive, but file names are.
- File names cannot have spaces, for example: my page.html is incorrect, mypage.html is correct.
- Only use letters and numbers when naming your files. Never use symbols such as #; they may confuse the browser.
- Graphic and sound files are not automatically embedded in a page. They must be individually uploaded to the server. For example, if your Web page contains two GIF images and a sound file saved in a WAV format, you would be uploading 4 files, 1 HTML file, 2 GIF files, and a WAV file.
Uploading
Once, you understand this information, you're ready to upload Your
Homepage. The following tutorial uses Cute FTP for Windows as an example.
Mac users can find instructions for dowloading fetch, here.
#1. Make sure you're connected to the Internet and run the Cute FTP program.
#2. The Site Manager window will display, it will look like the image below
(Figure A).
Figure A.
#3. Click on the "Add Site" button on the right hand side of the window. A new window will display which will look like the following image (Figure B).
Figure B.
#4. Enter the following information in the same areas as in the image above (Figure B).
- Site Label: ProtoSource
- Host Address: ftp.psnw.com
- User ID: enter your PSNW account login here
- Password: enter your PSNW account password
- Login Type: Normal
- Transfer Type: Auto-Detect
- Host Type: Auto-Detect
- Initial Remote directory: public_html
- Local Filtering: should be selected
Be sure to replace "yourlogin" with your actual psnw login (IMPORTANT: Do not include your login preface - P, 5230, or PSNW/) under User ID section. Also, be sure to enter your password correctly. Click on "OK" after you have entered the information.
#5. After you click "OK," the screen will look the same as in the first image (Figure A), with one exception; it will now have the name "ProtoSource" in the right hand portion. Highlight "ProtoSource" and then click on the "Connect" button. The screen will now look like the following image (Figure C).
Figure C.
#6. The area on the left of the screen shows the files on your computer. The area on the right shows the files stored on your space on the server (there will probably only be one "index.html"). To send a file from your computer to your psnw space:
- Locate the correct file on your computer by browsing the area in the left-hand side.
- Highlight the file you want to upload, right-click on it and select upload from the drop down list.
Congratulations! You have just uploaded Your Homepage! What? You don't know the URL? If you named your file "index.html" then the URL to your page is:
http://www.psnw.com/~yourlogin
If you didn't name your file "index.html" you will need to add another slash to the address above (being sure to substitute your own login for "yourlogin") and add the name of your file. For instance, if you named your file "mypage.html", then the URL would be:
http://www.psnw.com/~your login/mypage.html
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