help with my ftp, its soo cunfusing Options

[warriors1035]

my friend just gave me a ftp on his site so i dont have to ask him to upload my stuff anymore, im using AceFTP Pro 3.. can anybody help me get my files online?

[talcumpowder]

..... If you don't understand FTP, then why are you - nevermind. Anyways, this is a situation where Google comes in handy.
[ http://www.pageresource.com/putweb/ftpmain.htm ]
[ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ftp+t...G=Google+Search ]

[freeflow]

well i dont have that program i use smartFTP
but bascially all you need to do is type in the url to your hosts ftp server , your username and password and connect
after that i think you can right click and click upload and what not.
umm
http://softwares.visicommedia.com/en/produ.../scheduler.html
http://software.visicommedia.com/en/suppor...a2e227f85781625

[centaur_passion]

Argh, I feel like an idiot.
Erm.
What is FTP?
*cringes as people point and laugh*
Centie is an ignorant little girl...

[freeflow]

^

FTP:
Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.
FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).

[centaur_passion]

Thanks, now I feel slightly more internet-literate, or something like that.

[warriors1035]

im still confused, i upload it... it says its uploaded then when i goto the site its not there

[freeflow]

first off :

1) if you have an index.html page none of your files are going to show.
2) are you sure you got the url right?

you should always learn ftp before you get something with ftp . i cant really help you because i dont use that program.

[hunnigurl01]

trash that program and use smartftp. then SHAWTY_TOYA can help you :) lol. yahh, but i think smartftp is easier.

[warriors1035]

i dont think the site has a index.html page... its not my site so im not sure

[freeflow]

...
if you look on the ftp page when you upload it . and you see either
"index.htm" "index.html" or "index.php"
it has an index file and when you go to your site page then your fiels wont show.
if it doesnt have any of the following files then you should be able to see your files on the site page when you go to the url.

[warriors1035]

ummm... ill put a screenshot of it and u tell me if its right, cause i think all i have is /

here is the screenshot... u might have to zoom or somthin to see it though



o... and its a thumbnail

[talcumpowder]

Uh.... That really doesn't help much at all.
But.... It seems your files are transferred, so now, you can link them.....
graphic-forum.com/filename.filetype
^ Like that probably... -shrug-

[warriors1035]

well, im not uploading directly to that, im uploading to graphics-forums.com/jake i think

[talcumpowder]

..... Then.... The link would be graphic-forum.com/jake/filename.filetype

[warriors1035]

ive tried... it dosent work

[talcumpowder]

What are you trying to link? o.O If the file name has spaces, you put a %20 where the space is.

[warriors1035]

dosent work... on the side where the stuff that was uploaded the file is just /

[freeflow]

ok first off :
ALWAYS KNOW YOUR URL. you cant find any of your files without your url. nyan was close i think but she forgot the "s"'s . You should know your url by know.

This is your url:
http://www.graphics-forums.com/jake/.

this would be your url to an uploaded file

http://www.graphics-forums.com/jake/filename.filetype

if thats an incorrect url then talk to the guy that gave it to you.

[warriors1035]

hes at woodward for 2 weeks :(

[freeflow]

well im pretty sure this is your url:
http://www.graphics-forums.com/jake.

your files will show on that page if you upload them right.

[talcumpowder]

You kow why they're not showing up? Because you're loading into the wrong directory. You should be connected to graphics-forum.com/jake, not graphics-forum.com. -shrug- Iono, but... That seems logical to me.

[warriors1035]

ok... then i must not be uploading them right

[freeflow]

Well actually , you dont always have to upload into graphic forums/ jake because for my host for example we connect to "foreverbliss" rather than vibrance.foreverbliss.

Im starting to think its because its not set up with like a cgi bin and what not. Thats probly not it but i would seriously wait for your host to come back since you dont get it .

Or maybe download another ftp program and try uploading it there and see if it works.

[talcumpowder]

But you have your own seperate FTP username and password, correct?
So when you'd log in, it directs you to your files, not everyone elses... Right? Nevermind.... I think you just need a new FTP program. Yours seems to be working from the screenshot, but... I dunno. It's not.

[warriors1035]

i have 2 ftps... neither of them work

[Aestuarium]

ftpSurfer is simpler and easier (it doesn't have tools). And ftp is easy, just upload and delete... nothing else.

[freeflow]

or smart ftp . Get an easier ftp program . if you get smart ftp maybe i can help you more.

[warriors1035]

ok... ill get that, where can i get it?

[freeflow]

http://smartftp.com

Now to upload .
Fill in your name / password / and url thing.

Then it will open your page .
Then once its connected .
Right click
and go to upload >> dirrect>>select files .
find the file or files on your computer and upload them.

and the url to them should be
yoururl/filename.filetype.

[warriors1035]

smartftp was givin me problems so i deleted it

[freeflow]

Ok , well i suggest you wait for your host , and tell him to teach you how to use the program you have , you should of asked him to teach you when you first got it.

[warriors1035]

he said i couldnt ask him any questions about it

[freeflow]

Then if you didn't know why would you even get it. Ok all i can say is get another ftp program , read some tutorials about it . I don't know anything about the program you had.

and i don't know what problems you had with smartFTP . If you told me maybei can help more.

[warriors1035]

everytime i opened it i had to dl it again, and when i tryed to get the direct link w/o dling it and it said there was missing files or somthing

[talcumpowder]

[ http://www.download.com/3001-2160_4-10418837.html ]
Use that link and see what happens.

[freeflow]

Afterwards if the link above works try these tutorials:
If you get stuck i'll try to help you.

http://www.smartftp.com/support/howto/

[warriors1035]

ok thanks!!