Once you have created HTML, graphic, and other files for your Web pages, you transfer them from your computer to a Web server. The people.bu.edu server (people.bu.edu) hosts personal and group pages, and the central server (www.bu.edu) hosts academic and administrative departments.

Windows and Macintosh have different file transfer protocol (FTP) programs for uploading files from a computer to a server.

Windows users should use Dreamweaver or Absolute FTP, which is available for free from Boston University. You can also use WS_FTP.

Macintosh users should use Dreamweaver or Fetch, which is free.

If you need help, please visit the PCSC Web or send mail to pcsc@bu.edu.

Uploading Files using Dreamweaver MX

1. Follow the instructions in Dreamweaver MX: Introductions - Defining a Local Site.
   
2. Follow the instructions in Dreamweaver MX: Introductions - Defining a Remote Site, using the value below for the corresponding question:
   
   Host name / FTP address of server:
   
   

   people.bu.edu Students, Faculty, Staff, and Groups		Central Server Departments and Academic Units
   type: people.bu.edu		type: webdev.bu.edu

   
   
   Folder on the server:
   
   

   people.bu.edu Students, Faculty, Staff, and Groups		www.bu.edu Departments and Academic Units
   people.bu.edu publishers should normally leave the directory field blank. The server will automatically locate your correct directory, which will look something like this: /01/u/s/username/ Note: if your web publishing program does not permit you to leave the directory field blank, you can enter the path /web/people/x/y/xyzusername x is the first letter of your directory name y is the second letter of your directory name xyzdepartment is your full directory name. For example: /web/people/s/m/smith/ for the username smith /web/people/f/r/fred/ for the username fred The people.bu.edu server will then automatically redirect your request to the correct directory.		/web/x/y/xyzdepartment x is the first letter of your directory name y is the second letter of your directory name xyzdepartment is your full directory name. For example: /web/r/e/registrar /web/h/i/history

   FTP Login:
   
   Enter your username (the portion of your e-mail address that appears before the @ sign.)
   
   FTP Password:
   
   Enter You your Kerberos password.

3. Follow the instructions in Dreamweaver MX: Introduction - Synchronizing to put your files on the server.
   

Uploading Files from a Macintosh with Fetch

1. Double-click the Fetch icon.
   
2. In the Host field, fill in the server name from the appropriate column below:
   
   

   people.bu.edu Students, Faculty, Staff, and Groups		www.bu.edu Departments and Academic Units
   people.bu.edu publishers should leave the directory field blank. The server will automatically locate your correct directory, which will look something like this: /01/u/s/username/		/web/x/y/xyzdepartment x is the first letter of your directory name y is the second letter of your directory name xyzdepartment is your full directory name. For example: /web/r/e/registrar /web/h/i/history

3. In the User ID field, type your username (the portion of your e-mail address that appears before the @ sign.)
   
4. In the Password field, type: your Kerberos password.
   
5. In the Directory field, type your Web directory path (view the instructions in the appropriate column below):

   people.bu.edu Students, Faculty, Staff, and Groups		www.bu.edu Departments and Academic Units
   people.bu.edu publishers should leave the directory field blank. The server will automatically locate your correct directory, which will look something like this: /01/u/s/username/		/web/x/y/xyzdepartment x is the first letter of your directory name y is the second letter of your directory name xyzdepartment is your full directory name. For example: /web/r/e/registrar /web/h/i/history

6. Click OK.
   
7. To transfer a single file, click Put File. To transfer multiple files, select Put Folders and Files from the Remote menu.
   
8. Select the file(s) you want to upload. Upload HTML files as text and all other files as raw data.
   
9. Check your files on the Web.

Uploading Files from Windows using WS_FTP

1. Double-click the WS_FTP icon. After WS_FTP starts up, you will see a Session Properties window with the General page displayed.
   
2. In the Host Name/Address field, fill in the server name from the appropriate column below:

   people.bu.edu Students, Faculty, Staff, and Groups		www.bu.edu Departments and Academic Units
   type: people.bu.edu		type: webdev.bu.edu

3. In the User ID field, type your username
   
4. In the Password field, type: your Kerberos password
   
5. Click the Startup tab at the top of the window. In the Remote Host Initial Directory field, type your Web directory path (view the instructions in the appropriate column below):

   people.bu.edu Students, Faculty, Staff, and Groups		www.bu.edu Departments and Academic Units
   people.bu.edu publishers should leave the directory field blank. The server will automatically locate your correct directory, which will look something like this: /01/u/s/username/		/web/x/y/xyzdepartment x is the first letter of your directory name y is the second letter of your directory name xyzdepartment is your full directory name. For example: /web/r/e/registrar /web/h/i/history

6. Click OK.
   
7. In the window on the left, go to the directory on your PC that contains the file you want to upload. You can use the green up arrow, or the ChgDir button to change directories.
   
8. Double-click on the file you want to transfer.
   
9. Check your files on the Web.