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Publishing with FileZilla
FileZilla is a program that you can use on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux to transfer files between your computer and a remote server. In this case, you can use it to transfer files to your website.
Setting up a Publishing Site
- Open FileZilla
- Click on File
- Click Site Manager
- Click New Site
- Type in the name for the connection (e.g. AES Web)
- Click in the text area labeled Host: and type ftp.wcs.k12.va.us
- From the dropdown box labeled Logontype: Select Ask for password
- In the text area labeled User: put in your web publishing username.
- Click OK to complete the setup.
Getting Started
To connect to your website:
- Click the black arrow underneath File to select the site that you set up previously.
- Type in your password and click OK.
You should see My Desktop and My Computer and all drives listed under the window pane labeled Local Site: and possibly some folders in the pane Labeled Remote S ite:
Below these panes you will see in the pane below Local Site: another listing of drives or the files in the last directory that you had clicked when in the program last. In the pane below Remote Site: are the files on your website.
You may drag and drop files between your website and your local computer or vice-versa .
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