HTML Tutorial: Going Online

Downloading an FTP Program | Logging on to SWEB Server | Organizing Files


Overview

To put a page on the web for others to access, you must transfer the relevant files from your PC to the server. You move files around on your PC all the time, so just think of this as moving files to UK's PC. To do this, you will need a program that allows you to connect to a remote server that will store your files, view the local file system on your computer, and move your files over to the server. While many such FTP (File Transfer Protocol) programs are available for purchase, WS_FTP_LE is available for free and is easy to use. Follow the instructions below to get a server account (sweb.uky.edu), download the FTP program, log on to the server, and transfer and organize your files.


Downloading an FTP Program

  1. Go to the sweb.uky.edu and make yourself an account on the Student Web Server.

  2. Go to Core FTP and download Core FTP Lite for free.
  3. Save the installer to your desktop, then click the Core FTP icon and follow the prompts to install the program in any folder on your hard drive.


Logging on to the sweb server (sweb.uky.edu)

  1. Open Core FTP Lite, and choose "File"-"Connect" from the menu.
  2. Enter the server name, your user name, and your password into the Core FTP Lite interface.



  • Your webspace will be at the url http://sweb.uky.edu/~username/.
  • Your web page urls will depend on the file-folder system you set up, as you create folders within the "www" folder reserved for you on the sweb server.
  • The window on the left shows the files on your PC, while the window on the right shows the files on the sweb server.



  • Navigate the folders on the left to find the files you have prepared for uploading to the server.
  • Highlight the proper files, then click the right-arrow to move them to the server.
  • Use the following buttons as you work:
Navigate your local system of drives and folders.

Navigate upward in your system of folders.

Create a new folder.

Refresh view to select most current files for transfer.

Transfer selected files from local system to server.

Transfer selected files from server to local system.

Organizing Files

  • You might go into "www", for instance, and create a folder for your class page called "eng203" or "203".
  • Or, you might create a set of master folders such as "courses", "family", and/or "personal".
  • A good name for any starting page is "index.html", so that you would transfer the files for 203, then go to http://sweb.uky.edu/~username/203/index.html or simply http://sweb.uky.edu/~username/203/ (the index.html is assumed by the browser when you stop at the folder name).
  • It's also easy to stay organized by making a separate subfolder called "images", so that you would refer to them in your .html file as <img src="images/filename.jpg">.

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