If you use a Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or Windows NT computer, we recommend using WS_FTP as your FTP program. WS_FTP is listed in the Toolbox, in the FTP Tools section.

Connecting to the server

Once you have downloaded and installed WS_FTP, run WS_FTP (either by clicking its icon or by choosing WS_FTP from the Start menu). You will see a window labeled "Session Properties," as shown below:

To establish a connection to the PHP server, complete these steps:

1. Type "SNET Internet PHP" (or any other name you like) into the box labeled Profile Name.
2. Type "pages.cthome.net" in the box labeled Host Name/Address.
3. Type your SNET Internet login name in the box labeled User ID.
4. Type your SNET Internet password in the box labeled Password.
5. Click OK.

WS_FTP will attempt to connect to the PHP server. If you have supplied a valid login name and password, you will see a window like the one shown below:

(This image was scaled, so your screen will be a little easier to read.)

Notice how the WS_FTP window is divided in half. The left side of the window shows the files on your computer's hard drive (the list is labeled "Local System"). The right side of the window shows the files on the PHP server (the list is labeled "Remote System").

Each list of files has eight buttons: ChgDir (change directory), MkDir (make new directory), View, Exec (execute), Rename, Delete, Refresh, and DirInfo (directory information). You should only use the View, Rename, Delete, and Refresh buttons. For example, to rename a file on the PHP server, first select the file in the "Remote System" list (on the right side of the window), then click the "Rename" button on the far right of the screen. To delete a file from your hard drive, choose the file from the list on the left and click the "Delete" button on the left side of the window. Many of these functions may also be performed from within the File Manager; feel free to use whichever system you like better.

You can ignore many of the buttons shown at the bottom of the window. Use the "Close" button to disconnect from the PHP server (when you are finished sending and receiving files, for example). Notice that the "Close" button becomes a "Connect" button once you close the connection. If you would like to connect to the PHP server again, click "Connect" and follow the instructions under "Connecting to the server," above.

Finally, you can use the small arrow at the top of the Local System file list (the list of files on the left side of the window) to move up one directory in your hard drive. You can change to a different drive by clicking the drive letters at the very bottom of the list. You can open a directory in the Local System file list by clicking twice on its name. Using a combination of these three techniques, you will be able to locate any file on your computer system.

Do not make or change directories on the remote system (the PHP server).

Uploading and downloading files

Once you are familiar with the WS_FTP window, you can begin sending files from your computer to the PHP server (uploading) and receiving files from the server to your computer (downloading).

To upload a file, move around your computer's hard drive (as explained earlier) until the file you wish to upload appears in the Local System file list. If the file is an HTML file, check the "ASCII" option just beneath the Local System file list. If the file is an image or a sound, check the "Binary" option. In both cases, check the box labeled "Auto." When you are ready to upload the file, click once on its name and then click the button between the two file lists labeled "-->". If you prefer, you can click the file twice.

To download a file, click once on the file's name in the Remote System file list. Move around your computer's hard drive (as explained earlier) until the Local System window shows the location where you would like to place the file you will receive from the server. When you are ready to download, click the button between the two file lists labeled "<--". If you prefer, you can click the file twice.

Advanced users: you can specify a directory on your computer's hard drive to appear in the Local System list any time you connect to the PHP server. In the Session Properties window (shown at the top of this section), click the tab labeled "Startup" and type the local directory you would like to use.