Faculty Web Server (urban):
How to upload or update your webpage using the command-based Windows FTP
program
Make sure that your FTP program "Start in " directory is where the files
to upload are located.
Start your FTP program and type:
open urban.hunter.cuny.edu (hit enter)
You will be prompted for your login/user name. Type:
<your user name> (hit enter)
At this point you will be prompted for your password. Type:
<your password> (hit enter)
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At the ftp prompt, type:
cd public_html (hit enter)
This will get you to your public_html subdirectory.
Uploading text files (.html, .htm, .txt)
Type:
put <filename> (hit enter)
[<filename> is full name of file, including extension (e.g. myfile.html)]
It is important to note that your home page should be named index.html.
Your other pages in your directory could be any name with the extension
of .html or .htm
Uploading non-text files (.gif, .jpeg, or other files)
Before "putting," type:
binary (hit enter)
Then follow the above steps for uploading text files, using the appropriate
extensions.
Once you are done, type:
quit (hit enter)
This page was last updated on
October 5, 2013
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