GUIDE TO UPLOADING WEBPAGES WITH COFFEE CUP FTP

Please note that we do not support this program, this information is designed for assistance only.

When you first start the program, you will have to set up a New Connection.  To set up this connection to your First Star domain account, do the following:

1. Click the Connect button in the upper-left corner

2. Click the "Add Server" button at the bottom.

3. In the box marked "Name", type a MEANINGFUL title, such as "My Web Site" or "My Domain" or the name of your company or domain. Something that will quickly identify to you that this is YOUR Web site.

4. In the box marked "Hostname/Address", just type your domain name.  If your domain name is "microsoft.com" (which it's NOT :) just type "microsoft.com" (no quotes).  If you've just set up your account, and the domain name isn't active yet, just type the IP number which was sent to you in your Account Activation Notice.

5. The box marked "Port" should say 21

6. Check the box labeled "Requires Username and Password"

7. In the box marked "Username", enter the user name which was sent to you in your Account Activation Notice.

8. In the box marked "Password", enter the password which was sent to you in your Account Activation Notice.

9. Leave the "Use Firewall Friendly operation (Passive Mode)" box UNCHECKED if you're connecting at home. If you're connecting at work, or through an advanced network, contact your network help for assistance with this setting.

10. In  "Local Starting Directory" put nothing at the moment (Or if you wish the location of your site files on your computer) and in  "Remote Starting Directory" put /www.yourwebsite.com  (substitute the name for your own site address but dont for get the /).

11. Click on the "Cool!" button to save these settings.

12. To connect to your server, just select the Name from the list on the left, and click the "Cool" button.

Once connected, you'll notice that folders on your hard drive are displayed on the left part of the screen.  You can navigate through these folders/files the same way as when you use your Windows Explorer. 

NOTE: There is a drop-down box on the left half of the screen which by default says "Web Files". That means that these are the ONLY files that will be displayed!!  If you click this box, you can see there are several different options to choose from. If you can't find a file you want to transfer, check the drop-down box first.

First, navigate to the folder where you are storing your Web site files on the top half of the screen. (NOTE: if you want this folder to open automatically when you sign on to your domain, enter this folder information in the "Local File Folder" box on the FTP Connection Information screen.)  On the bottom left part of the screen are the files contained within that folder.

On the right half of the screen the files and folders on your  home folder are displayed.  Depending on the type of account you have, you should see several names of files and folders (on the right half of the screen).  

www (this is where you upload your Web site files.  See below for more information)

You should also see some or all of the following files and folders.  These are for internal use ONLY.  The server uses these files for various functions -- DO NOT TOUCH THESE FILES!  YOU COULD WIPE OUT YOUR DOMAIN ACCOUNT!

.bashrc
.bash_history
.bash_logout
.bash_profile
.htpasswd
mail
pass
.screenrc

NOTE: If you DO NOT see all of these files and folders in your FTP program, don't worry.  They're there, but your "view" settings in your FTP program are probably set to "simple" (or it's equivalent).  This will not allow you to view files that begin with a period (.). 

THE WWW DIRECTORY

All of your Web site files should be uploaded into the "www" folder. Double-click on this folder and its contents will be displayed in the lower half of the window. Depending on the type of account you have, you should see several names of files and folders (on the right half of the screen).  

cgi-bin/
default.htm
forms/
index.htm
links/
missing.html
order.htm

If you're using FrontPage, you might also see the following files and folders.  These are for internal use by FrontPage ONLY.  The server uses these files for various functions -- DO NOT TOUCH THESE FILES!  YOU COULD WIPE OUT YOUR FRONTPAGE EXTENSIONS!

_borders/
_fpclass/
_overlay/
_private/
_themes/
_vti_bin/
_vti_cnf/
_vti_inf.html
_vti_log/
_vti_pvt/
_vti_txt/
postinfo.html

Because this is primarily a tutorial for those of you who are going to upload your Web pages, we'll only be dealing with the www directory from now on.

UPLOADING YOUR WEB PAGES

You should still be looking at the contents of your www folder. The next step is to navigate the left part of the Free FTP screen to show the Web site files you want to transfer to the server. This part works exactly like your Windows Explorer.  You see the list of folders, or directories, on your hard drive (usually drive c:\) on the upper portion of the left half of the screen. Scroll down to find the folder your Web page files are in and double-click it.  Notice that the contents of this folder are now displayed on the lower portion of the left half of the screen. (If you can't see any files, read NOTE: above!)

Now you must select the files you wish to transfer to the Web site.  Using CNTL + Click, or SHIFT + Click, select each file you wish to transfer.  When the desired files are highlighted, just "click-and-drag" them from the left part of the screen (your computer) to the right part of the screen (our server). Make sure you're not dropping them in the wrong folder.

You should now be able to see all of the files you've transferred in your www directory on the server.  You should now open your Web browser to make sure everything transferred correctly.  All files transferred should be available IMMEDIATELY in your Web browser.  If they don't appear, there's something wrong.   Go over the steps above and make sure you did everything correctly.