FTP
Command Prompt
Click Start > Run:
If you have Windows 2000 or XP, type cmd and press enter:
(98 and ME type command and press enter)
Enter the following, pressing the Enter key after each line:
- ftp
- open ftp.eastex.net
- Your username (the first part of your email address, before the @ symbol)
- Your password
Commonly used FTP Commands
Change the local directory: lcd localdirectory
Examples:
- lcd .. (goes up one directory)
- lcd "C:\Program Files" (note the quotes due to a space in the folder name)
Change the remote directory: cd remotedirectory
Examples:
- cd images (changes to the images folder on the web server)
- cd .. (changes to one directory up from the current remote location)
- cd ../files (goes up one directory and in to the files directory)
Make a new folder: mkdir foldername
Examples:
- mkdir images (creates an images folder under the current remote directory)
- mkdir files/images (creates an images folder in the files folder - files folder must exist first)
Delete a file: delete filename
Examples:
- delete logo.gif (will delete the logo.gif file)
Delete a folder: rmdir foldername (directory must be emptied first)
Examples:
- rmdir images (will delete the images folder if it contains no files or folders)
Download files from the server: get filename
Examples:
- get index.htm (downloads index.htm to the local directory)
Upload files to the server: put filename
Examples:
- put index.htm (uploads index.htm to the web server in the current remote directory)
- put C:\index.htm (note the full path)
- put "C:\Documents and Settings\Eastex Net\index.htm" (note the quotes due to spaces in the folder names)
Display progress while transferring files: hash
This will display a pound symbol (#) for every 2 kilobytes (2048 bytes)
Close the FTP connection: bye
This will disconnect you from the FTP server. To reconnect, start with #2 above.
For a complete list of commands: ? or help
This will display all available commands for FTP
There are numerous FTP programs available that will make putting your web pages on the server much easier. Click here for one of the "free" FTP programs that can be found by searching the Internet.
If you have any problems or questions, contact us.