| For many Macintosh users, Fetch has been the gold standard in FTP programs for many years. While it does not come bundled with OS X, you can easily obtain a trial copy from Fetch Softworks; if you wish to purchase your own copy the price is $25. Follow the instructions below to upload your files to the Modoweb server. |
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| Part 1 - Uploading Files |
| 1. After you have downloaded and installed the Fetch program on your system, open your Applications folder and double-click the Fetch icon. |
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| 2. When the program launches, you are presented with this screen where you will enter in your Hostname, Username, and Password. The example used here is the Hostname for modowebdesign. Similarly, you will use your own domain as Hostname, simply put "ftp" in place of "www" (e.g. ftp.yourdomain.com). Enter in the Username and Password you were assigned when you signed up, then press Connect. |
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| 3. Once you are connected, scroll down to the public_html directory and double-click on it. All files associated with your website must be placed in this folder in order to be accessible via the Internet. |
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| 4. You are now ready to start uploading your files, click on the Put button in the upper menu toolbar. |
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| 5. In this menu you can select files or whole directories to upload to the server. In this example we have selected a file from the Documents menu, index.html. Once you have selected your files and/or directories to upload, click the Put button. Note: Instead of using the Put function, you may simply drag-and-drop files and/or folders to the public_html folder from your Desktop or any subdirectory on your computer, this can be a less time-consuming method of uploading files. |
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| Part 2 - Creating and Deleting Folders |
| 1. At times, you may need to create new folders to give better organization to your website. Creating and deleting folders is very straightforward in Fetch. To create a new directory, simply click the New Folder icon on the upper toolbar. |
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| 2. Enter a name for your new folder and press the OK button. |
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| 3. To delete directories, highlight the directory you wish to erase and choose Delete button from the upper menu toolbar. You can also right-click on the directory and select Delete Item from the menu. |
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| 4. You are then presented with this confirmation window. Make sure that the folder you are deleting does not contain any files that are critical to your website. Click the Delete button to finish. |
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| Part 3 - Setting File Permissions |
| 1. Occasionally, you may need to restrict or grant access to files and folders on your website, such as a directory which contains files for download. This is also easy to do in Fetch, simply select the file or folder that you wish to change the permissions for and click the Get Info button in the upper menu toolbar. For this example we will select the .htaccess file, this kind of file is commonly used to password protect directories. |
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| 2. The Info panel shows the Ownership and Permissions settings for this file. You may reassign values by checking or unchecking the boxes for Read, Write and Execute permissions for the different groups. For a more comprehensive overview of setting Unix file permissions, please see this page. |
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