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Uploading
To Your Site
This
section covers uploading via FTP, Microsoft FrontPage, DirectAdmin's
file manager, and SSH. You may upload using one or several of
these methods.
Directory
Structure
At
the root of your account exists these directories:
/backups
/domains
/mail
/public_html
/backups
The
/backups directory contains all the backups created through the control
panel. You will not have a /backups directory until you create a
backup in the control panel.
/domains
The
/domains directory contains the files relating to your hosting
account(s). Each domain hosted on your account has its own
directory (/domains/yourdomain.com). Within this directory is:
/logs
(monthly logs are stored here -- the directory is created one month
after your account is created)
/private_html
(all files accessed through SSL -- https://)
/public_html
(files for your general website)
/public_ftp
(files for your FTP site)
/stats
(files created by Webalizer for the purpose of statistics -- do not
alter/delete this directory)
/mail
The
mail directory includes files created by the server's mail system.
Do not modify, delete, or add anything to this directory.
/public_html
The
/public_html directory at the root of your account is actually a link to
/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html. If you have more than one
domain hosted on your account, this link will forward you to the
public_html directory of the first domain created on your account.
Home
(index.html) File
The
default file for any web directory is index.html. That means when
visitors access http://www.yourdomain.com, the server really sends them
to http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html. This works for any
publicly accessible directory on your system, including subdomains.
When
uploading a main web site for each directory remember to name it
index.html. Advanced users may utilize PHP files, shtml files,
etc. If your web site is not based in html, then make sure your
main files are renamed index.extension (index.php, index.shtml, for
example).
Uploading
With FTP
Step
1: Obtain FTP client software.
Uploading
to the server through FTP requires special software. Most computer
systems do not come with FTP clients, so you will have to download one
from the Internet. We suggest:
IBM/Windows:
LeechFTP
(free), WS_FTP
LE (free), FTP
Explorer
(free), CuteFTP
(free trial).
Macintosh: Fetch
(free), Transmit
(free trial).
Step
2: Connect to the server.
All
FTP clients need the following information:
Username
- This is your control panel username.
Password
- This is your control panel password.
Address
- This is the address of the server. Use ftp.yourdomain.com
Port
- Use the default port (21).
Some
clients may ask for the host type (select "auto"),
ASCII/Binary/Auto (select "auto), and the initial remote folder
(you may leave this blank or change it to
/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html to start off in the main web
directory).
Step
3: Open the public_html directory and upload your files.
If
you have more than one domain hosted on your account you should first
enter the /domains directory, then the domain you want to edit, then the
public_html directory.
To
upload, highlight the files/folders on your computer and drag them into
the appropriate directory on the remote server. Each FTP client
operates differently, so please consult its help file for complete
instructions.
Uploading
With MS FrontPage
FrontPage
98
1.
Make sure you are connected to the Internet. Open your FrontPage
Web.
2.
From the File menu, select "Publish FrontPage Web."
Note:
FrontPage can be configured to publish only changed pages. Please
enable this option.
3.
Select the proper host from the list. If this is your first time
publishing to your site, click "More Webs..."
4.
Enter your domain name as pictured above and click "OK."
Make sure to use WWW in your domain name.
5.
Leave the "FTP Server Name" box blank. Leave
"Directory To Publish" blank unless you wish to publish
elsewhere.
6.
Click "Next." You will be prompted for your username and
password. Click "OK." Your Web will then be
uploaded.
FrontPage
2000
1.
Make sure you are connected to the Internet. Open your FrontPage
Web.
2.
From the File menu, select "Publish Web..."
3.
Enter your web site address in the box, as pictured below. Click
"Publish."
Make sure to use WWW in your domain name.
Note: FrontPage can be configured to publish only changed
pages. Please enable this option ("Options" button).
4.
Enter your username and password. Click "OK."
5.
FrontPage may ask if you wish to overwrite the files on the
server. Click "Yes."
6.
After the files are uploaded you will see the following window.
Click the link to view your updated web site.
FrontPage
2002
FrontPage
2002 publishing is very similar to FrontPage 2000 publishing:
1.
Make sure you are connected to the Internet. Open your FrontPage
Web.
2.
From the File menu, select "Publish Web..." Make sure
FrontPage only uploads changed pages.
3.
Enter your website to publish to (http://www.yourdomain.com).
Make sure to use WWW in your domain name.
4.
Enter your username and password.
Uploading
With DirectAdmin's File Manager 
1.
Sign into the control panel and click the "File Manager" icon.
2.
Navigate to the directory where you want to upload files.
3.
Click the "Upload files to current directory" button at the
bottom of the screen.
4.
You will see eight (8) fields. Click the "Browse" button
to select the files you wish to upload.
Click on "Upload Even More Files" if you wish to upload more
than eight files at one time.
5.
Click "Upload Files."
Uploading
Through SSH
With
SSH you can sign into the server and download files directly from other
servers.
Note:
Some hosts may disable the SSH feature for security purposes.
Note:
SSH should not be used by those unfamiliar with a Unix environment.
1.
Connect to the server with an SSH client and enter your username and
password.
If you don't have an SSH client we suggest the freeware client Putty.
2.
Change to the directory where you want the files to be downloaded to.
3.
To download from a web server type: wget
http://www.server.com/filename.ext
To download from a FTP server type: wget
ftp://username:password@ftp.server.com/filename.ext
To
learn how to do more with the wget feature, follow this
link.
Need
more help?
Please
contact your hosting company for more assistance, or visit the
DirectAdmin support forum at http://www.directadmin.com/forum.
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