Open my exsisting web site?

[mitch77]

DUH!
There i said it for ya.
I have always used FP and now I want to
learn more. *BUT* I can only 'open' one of my sites.
I see no way to log into the hidden directories and edit and save pages to the web.
Tired of looking.....

Help please....

[Daybreak_0]

Do you have a FTP program, your username and password for your site, plus the address of your site to login?

If so you are in business.

If not you need all of the above.

Here you can download a free FTP program
http://stud.fh-heilbronn.de/~jdebis/leechftp/downloads.html

Contact your ISP and get the rest of the information..

Day

[mitch77]

OK
I having always used FP the FTP part
was transparent...
I just assumed this would have the same
setup.
That is too bad..I have never really understood all the FTP jargon and use rules...
Of course I have the user name and password and I have the web visable address of all my sites, private, non-prof, and commercial.
Do I need a 'root' address (if that is the right term). The address of the main folder
in which the index et al can be found?
IF thats what I need...
How do I get that address? Can I find it by opening FP?

Also do I have to set permissions and all that crap to FTP?

thanks

[ptrapper]

Also do I have to set permissions and all that crap to FTP?

Sure you can do all that crap with a good ftp program...
I like bulletproof or flashFXP (google em)

As Day mentioned, and as you confirmed, you fire up the ftp proggy....enter your site name www.whatever.whatever ....enter the username....enter the password.... leave the port at the default of 21 (unless you know its another port)...and hit connect or start or ......

If your info is correct you will be "in" your site. What you see will depend on your webhost....but there should be a directory such as public_html ... or htdocs. Click it open and you will find your site...should be an index.htm(l) ... more pages you will recognise and maybe even an images directory.

Drag the index into the queue, hit start and down it comes to you. Edit it then send it back up. Easy. Right click on a file on the server...select change attributes...and there you can set the permissions...not a problem.

The nice part is you know where you site is and how easy it really is to manage it with ftp. Forget the FP.
You just have to enter the site info once then save it....do for all your sites. Next time you want to log in you just select the site and hit connect.

Have fun

~~It's been a year and a half since Bill Gates promised he would commit his entire company to security issues. In that time, my blue screens of death have been outnumbered only by penis enlargement e-mails and worm viruses.~~

[mitch77]

The question is do I have to change permissions and all that stuff if I use FTP.
I am not ceretain how may things FrontPAge did for me.

[Daybreak_0]

At some time you must have typed into FP your username and password.

You will have to give same details + address to FTP program. Nothing else shouldbe needed.

Just to confirm - we are talking about some webspace you own not a server you run. When you start talking permissions?? which sounds like a MS server.

Day

[ptrapper]

Assuming you have ftp'd into the site:

The short answer to the question is...yes...
You will have to set file permissions yourself IF required.

If you wish to password protect a file or directory you will write and upload an htaccess file. (google -->htaccess files)

If you install a script, such as a photo gallery, bulletin board, etc, you will likely have to change attributes (permissions) for and/or after the installation. However, the script author will usually include detailed instructions on which ones to change.

Changing attributes with bulletproof is as easy as a right-click on the file then select change attributes.

However...for most sites, with standard html files and images, you will not have to change attributes from the default settings you see in the ftp client.

Thats the longer answer. Its not often required and when it is necessary it is not difficult.

Coming from a 'never used Frontpage before' person....