Where do I get WS_FTP
How do I configure WS_FTP
How do I transfer files

• Where do i get WS FTP

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  You can get WS-FTP free from several places.  Please try one of the following:
  http://www.ipswitch.com
  http://www.download.com
  

• How do I configure WS FTP

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  Step 1 - Create a "Session Profile".  Do this by clicking on the "CONNECT" button found on the menu bar at the bottom-left of the "WS-FTP" program.  A window similar to FIGURE-1 below will appear.  
  
  
  FIGURE - 1
  
  Step 2 - Click on the "NEW" button, found under the "Profile Name" box in the figure above.  

  Step 3 -In the "Profile Name" box, type in the name you wish to call the desired connection.  This can be anything you want.  

  Step 4 - Type in the FTP address of the FTP site you wish to connect to.  This address goes into the "Host Name" address box.  It will be something like www.yourname.com

  Step 5 - Make sure that the "Host Type" box is set to "automatic detect".  

  Step 6 - Type your FTP username in the "USER ID" box.

  Step 7 - Type in your FTP password in the "Password" box.

  Step 8- To save the configuration, put a check in the "Save Password" and "Auto Save Config" box.  Then click on the "SAVE" button just under the "Profile Name" box.  This will save your configuration.  

  Step 9- To connect to the site you just created, click on the "OK" button.  

  
  
  
• How do I transfer files?

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  After connecting to your web site, a window similar to the one found in Figure-2 (show below) will appear.  
  

FIGURE - 2 (Basics)

Notice that the FTP window is split into two sections in the figure above.  When you connect to a site, your computer will be on the left side, under section "Local System" and the remote computer will be on the right, under "Remote System".  Local System will display the current path, files and drives on your computer.  Remote System will display the current path, files and drives on the remote computer you connected to.  

Directly under the label "Local System" you will find a file listing.  The top box will contain your current path and the bottom box will contain a listing of the files in the current directory.  The Remote System will contain the same type boxes, only displaying the remote computer's information.

Uploading and Downloading Files

To upload files to your website:

Step 1 - Put a checkmark in the box that says "auto".  It is located near the bottom.  

Step 2 - Highlight the files you would like to transfer to your website by choosing them from the left box.  

Step 3 - Push the button that looks like an arrow pointing to the right which is located between the two columns.  

Step 4 - Another box will come up telling you the status of the transfer.  

Step 5 - When that finishes you will be done transferring the file and you should be able to see it in the right side now.  

To download a file from your website:

Step 1 - Put a checkmark in the box that says "auto".  It is located near the bottom.  

Step 2 - Highlight the files from the right side you would like to download to your computer.  

Step 3 - Click on the button that points to the left.  

Step 4 - A box will appear and the files will begin transferring.  Once they finish you should see them listed on the left side.