Selecting a protocol for your Web server
Select a protocol for your Web server

You can use one of these protocols to publish your Web pages to your Web server:

•	FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol used to transfer files between computers. It is supported on many UNIX systems. If your Web server runs on a UNIX machine, you will probably be able to publish Web pages by using the FTP protocol.

•	If your computer is on a LAN and accesses your Web server with Windows 95 networking (for example, if you can view the computer running the Web server by using Network Neighborhood), you can probably publish your Web page by using the protocol that you use to access your local area network.

For more information, contact your Internet service provider.


Specifying the folder where your Web pages will be stored
Specify the folder where your Web pages will be stored

The Web Publishing wizard needs the following information:

•	The UNC path for your Web server on the LAN

•	The URL for the home root on the server


When you publish your files to a Web server, the files are stored in a shared folder on the server. If you know the UNC path to this folder, click UNC path for your Web server folder, and then type the path.

If the wizard cannot detect the path, you will have to provide it. For more information, contact your Internet service provider.


Specifying the folder where your Web pages will be stored
Specify the folder where your Web pages will be stored

The Web Publishing wizard needs the following information:

•	The folder containing your Web pages on the FTP server

•	The URL for the home root on the server


When you publish your files to a Web server, the files are stored in a folder on the server. If you know the path to this folder, click Subfolder containing your Web pages on the FTP server, and then type the path.

If the wizard cannot detect the path, you will have to provide it. For more information, contact your Internet service provider.


When you publish your files to a Web server, the files are stored in a folder on the server. The folder has a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) associated with it. The wizard needs this URL before it can continue.

For more information, contact your Internet service provider.


Overview of the Web Publishing wizard

You can use the Web Publishing wizard to upload Web pages to your ISP (Internet service provider).

Tips for using the Web Publishing wizard

Information you need to use the wizard

Tips and tricks for posting multiple files


Information you need

To use the Wizard, you will need to provide the following information:

•	The file(s) or folders you want to publish on your Web server

•	The name of your ISP (and phone number, if you connect by using a modem)

•	The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) used to access your files by using your Web browser

•	The protocol necessary to upload the files

•	The folder on the server, in which you will put the files

For more information, contact your Internet service provider.


An Internet service provider maintains a server that is directly connected to the Internet. You must connect through a service provider or MSN (The Microsoft Network) unless your organization is directly connected to the Internet.


When you publish your files to a Web server, the files are stored in a folder on the server. The wizard will try to detect the path for this folder.

If the wizard cannot detect the path, you will have to provide it. For more information, contact your Internet service provider.


To publish multiple files to your home root directory

To publish all the files that are stored in the same folder on your computer, publish the folder.

Tips

•	Publishing a folder to your Web server copies all the files and folders in the folder you publish, but not the folder itself.

•	To publish files or folders from the Internet Explorer window, right-click the files, click Send To, and then click Web Publishing Wizard.

•	To publish files or folders to a subdirectory in your home root directory, add the name of the subdirectory to the end of the URL for your home root. For example, if the URL is HTTP://www.provider.com/userdir/, and Userdir contains a directory called GIFs, then you can publish the files to HTTP://www.provider.com/userdir/GIFs/.