Send to Server (FTP)

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The Send to Server (FTP) function is a simple program that enables you to send your published site to most FTP (File Transport Protocol) servers. This function will send the entire application -- all published Web pages, all images, and all files in the "Other" or miscellaneous folder -- to the server.

To use this function, click on "File" on the main menu and then on "Send to Server (FTP)". (If you have not published your site, you should do so before using the "Send to Server" function):

You'll see the following screen:

There are three fields into which you must enter the following information:

Host Name/IP Address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP host to which your files are to be sent. (In most cases, your Web hosting company will provide you with this information).

FTP User Name: This will be the account name that identifies you as a user authorized to send files via FTP to the server.

Password: The password established by your Web hosting company.

Once you enter this information, click on the leftmost button at the bottom of the screen, "Upload Your WebBuild Express Files".

You may see a warning message like the following:

If you have not published your site to reflect all recent changes, you should "Cancel" the FTP process, republish your site, and then run the "Send to Server (FTP)" function again.

You'll see the following screen as WebBuild Express sends your site's files to the server:

Near the bottom of the screen you'll see a report of each file as it is sent to the server (in the above example, "Webcast.htm" is being sent). Near the top of the screen there will be a bar that shows the approximate amount of work done and left to do. When the entire site has been sent to the FTP server, you'll see a mesage like the following:

Your published files should now be available on the World Wide Web. It's a good practice to enter your site's address into a browser and view it to ensure that all changess you've made have been successfuly published.

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I don't see the changes I made

If, after you publish changes to your site and use FTP to send them to the server, you don't see them when you view the site with a browser, it may be that your browser has "cached" an ealier version of the page in memory. Hit the browser's "Refresh" or "Reload" button while viewing a page you have changed; you'll probably notice that the changes will now appear.

Need a Web Host?

You'll note that the dialog at the right defaults to Edelphic.com, a division of Net Fulfillment Technologies, Inc. Edelphic.com is the Web hosting service that has the most experience with WebBuild sites and hosts most sites developed with WebBuild Express. It also offers special features for WebBuild Express customers, like E-Commerce support and Security. We'd be glad to set you up with an Edelphic hosting account. For more information, go to www.Edelphic.com or call us at 321-757-9368.

I get a message saying there's a "server error"

This could have one of several possible causes. Check that you entered the User Name and Password exactly -- including the use of upper and lower case letters -- as given to you by staff at your Web hosting company. Re-enter this data and then retry by clicking the "Upload" button.

In a few cases where you and/or the server are protected by a firewall, proxy server, or other security device, it may not be possible to send files by FTP. Check with your server administrators and get their advice. In such cases you may have to use a commercially-available FTP program like WS FTP Pro.