Publishing to the Web
So far we’ve published the weblog to a local directory for demonstration
purposes. Next, we’ll publish the weblog to the web. This section requires
that you have access to a web host via FTP or SFTP.
First,
highlight the weblog (Test Weblog) in the My Sites hierarchy and
then click the Weblog Properties button on the toolbar 
The Weblog Properties dialog opens with the General Options for
the weblog (Test Weblog).
Next, fill out the "Location"
fields accordingly. Note that you must use the ABSOLUTE path to your
public html directory on your web host for the Base Path.
For
instance, let’s ASSUME that your web server’s public html directory is
/home/user/webdocs (yours is likely different).
Note:
It’s possible that your web host is set up so that "/" is your public html
directory.
So, then, If you’re setting your weblog up in the top
level of your public html directory, the "Location" fields on
the Publishing tab would like something like this…
Base Path = /home/user/webdocs - or just "/" if you’re going by the second
example
Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com
Archives Base
URL = http://www.yoursite.com/archives
Media Base URL =
http://www.yoursite.com/images
Alternatively, if you’d like
your weblog in a subdirectory of your site, you’d fill out the
Location fields something like this…
Base Path = /home/user/webdocs/blog - or just "/blog" if you’re going by
the second example
Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/blog
Archives Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/blog/archives
Media
Base URL = http://www.yoursite.com/blog/images
Note:
Thingamablog creates subdirectories automatically, so you don’t have to
create them beforehand.
But what if you don’t know the path to your
public html directory? You can usually find this information somewhere on
your host’s web site, or you can use ordinary FTP clients like wsFTP or
gFTP to obtain the actual path of your public html directory.
Next, scroll down the
options list and click the "Publishing" options. The
Publishing options panel becomes visible. Select the Transport method (FTP
or SFTP) in the Transport Type combo box and fill out the
publishing options accordingly.
Click the OK button to save the changes to the weblog.
Finally click
the Publish button on the toolbar. 
The Publish dialog opens
and shows the progress of the publish. Provided the publish settings are
correct, the weblog should now be live on the Web. To view the weblog,
click the View Weblog button on the toolbar 
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