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Notes on the Net
FTP File Transfer Protocol

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TODAY'S eTIP(TM): Serving Up Your Pages

Here is a step-by-step explanation of the process by which a Web page is created (or changed) and made available on a Web server:

1. Using your chosen Web editor, create a new HTML file, or open an existing one.

2. Make the desired edits to the file.

3. Save the file.

4. Open the file using a Web browser.

5. Examine the page in the browser. If it looks acceptable, proceed to the next step. If not, return to your Web editor and make corrections.

6. Launch your FTP client.

7. Enter the necessary information to connect to your Web server: address, user name, and password. Instruct the FTP client to connect to the Web server.

8. Using your FTP client, navigate to the appropriate directory, and upload the HTML file to the server.

9. Return to your Web browser, and open the live file (the copy on the server, not the copy on your local machine).

10. Examine the page live on the Web.

If it looks okay, congratulations! You're done.