by Curtis Carmichael

For this process, you are essentially creating a clone of your locally stored Web site. Its detrimental, however, that you upload every file and that they’re stored in the same folder as on your personal computer. If you’re local and Web versions aren’t the same, then its likely you’ll have plenty of annoying Apache "Error 404: File not found" messages showing up. The file transfer process is very simple. You’ve already created the folders so it’s just a matter of uploading their associative files and you should be all set.

To upload files with FTP Explorer, first switch to Binary mode if its not already set there (click the "B" button). We suggest clicking on the "Details" button (showing a list) on the taskbar. This will allow you to view information pertaining to a specific file’s size, type, creation date, etc. You can upload files through using the "Upload" button (the up arrow). Be sure to be in the current directory that you plan to upload the files in and that the directory matches the directory you’re uploading your files from. In the "Upload" dialog box, select the files you want to transfer (use the "Ctrl" button to select specific scattered files or click the first file and hold down the "Shift" key and click on the last file listed to select all you files in the current directory) and click "Open." Repeat this process to upload files from other directory locations.

Side Note: If you ever want to download files from your directory, be sure to set a download path in your profile. If you download files using the "Download" button, they will download to the default path provided by FTP Explorer. This will save you valuable time trying to find your downloaded files. (You can always use the "Download To" option if you don’t set a download path or use the download feature on a less frequent basis.)