This is a basic question. I have spent many hours making a website to replace my old one. I didn't upload my old one. I thought the hard work was done, making the thing, but I have no idea how to upload it to my host. Well I check their site and they explain it but they say use an ftp program. I don't know if I have one. I have Tiger at work and Panther at home. Is there something built in, how else can I do it?
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Is there a built in ftp program on Tiger 10.4.4
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Depending on the program that yu used to create the site, it might have an ftp built in. Look at the documentation.
I've been using Fetch for ftp for 10 years. It's shareware. I don;t use the ftp functtions in either Dreamweaver of Golive because I like Fetch's simplicity and functionality much more.
If you go to versiontracker.com. click on the OSX tab and search for "ftp", you'll find Fetch as well as others.
Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
I've been using Fetch for ftp for 10 years. It's shareware. I don;t use the ftp functtions in either Dreamweaver of Golive because I like Fetch's simplicity and functionality much more.
If you go to versiontracker.com. click on the OSX tab and search for "ftp", you'll find Fetch as well as others.
Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
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okpeery,
You need to be a bit more clear - are you worried about FTP on your local machine, or on the host?
FTP on the host side can be enabled via "Sharing" on system preferences.
If, as I suspect, you actually need an FTP client program to send software from your local Mac to a remote web server, then there are a ton of options; some are finder based and one, built into your Mac already, is command line based.
Here are some graphical/finder type ftp programs:
(free)
For the command line version, open a terminal window and type "ftp".
You need to be a bit more clear - are you worried about FTP on your local machine, or on the host?
FTP on the host side can be enabled via "Sharing" on system preferences.
If, as I suspect, you actually need an FTP client program to send software from your local Mac to a remote web server, then there are a ton of options; some are finder based and one, built into your Mac already, is command line based.
Here are some graphical/finder type ftp programs:
(free)
For the command line version, open a terminal window and type "ftp".
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Here's what I really want to do.
I have some code for a site that isn't performing as I expect it to. I don't have any more webspace so I want to use Apache to upload my site and share it so I can post my code and a link to the site on another forum here to get some help and insight into why my code is not working.
Here's what I did
I dragged my sitetest folder to the Sites folder in the Finder window. The default index.html page was already there with the default image folder, the directions and Apache images. I just added my folder. I clicked on the link to my site and it was still the Apache directions. I removed that folder so only my testsite was there. I clicked the link again and it was still the Apache directions.
How do I get my site up so others can see what is wrong and offer suggestions on how to fix it?
I have some code for a site that isn't performing as I expect it to. I don't have any more webspace so I want to use Apache to upload my site and share it so I can post my code and a link to the site on another forum here to get some help and insight into why my code is not working.
Here's what I did
I dragged my sitetest folder to the Sites folder in the Finder window. The default index.html page was already there with the default image folder, the directions and Apache images. I just added my folder. I clicked on the link to my site and it was still the Apache directions. I removed that folder so only my testsite was there. I clicked the link again and it was still the Apache directions.
How do I get my site up so others can see what is wrong and offer suggestions on how to fix it?
If you're sending the stuff onto a remote web server, you'll need an FTP client.
The apache, built into osx is a web server not an ftp client. It is only used for personal web hosting on your machine - which can be against the rules of your ISP.
Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
The apache, built into osx is a web server not an ftp client. It is only used for personal web hosting on your machine - which can be against the rules of your ISP.
Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
Open Terminal.
Type [tt]ftp[/tt] followed by the target hostname.
Upload/download as normal.
Chip H.
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Type [tt]ftp[/tt] followed by the target hostname.
Upload/download as normal.
Chip H.
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If you want to get the best response to a question, please read FAQ222-2244 first
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