SYIX.COM - How to use the Web Publishing Wizard |
You have created your masterpiece! You just need to be able to show it off to the world. Following are the steps needed to publish your website using the Web Publishing Wizard from Microsoft. Of course, first you need the wizard, so go to Microsoft and download it now. Be sure you select the correct version for your computer. If you are using FrontPage to publish your website, the instructions are VERY similar, but enough different you need to look HERE for details on using Frontpage BEFORE you start your publishing, make SURE you have the entire SITE, and just the SITE, in one directory. For instance, this directory could be called \webroot or similar. This directory (folder) should only contain the pictures (.gifs & .jpg only) and text files (.htm) that are to be published to your website, nothing else. Everything in this folder will be transmitted to the Website server, and will be publicly accessible. These are screen shots of a fictious site I created just to show how its done. Please don't exactly duplicate the directories shown. STARTING SCREEN - No big surprises here. Hit the "NEXT" Button!
Now it gets complicated, you have to find your site on your LOCAL computer first. The wizard is nice enough to stick a "Browse Folders" there, use it to find your SITE directory, the one you created before. This part HAS to be right, or nothing else will work. Click Next.
As the screen says, You can use any name you wish. I suggest SYIX.COM just so you can remember it next time. Click Next.
This page is very important! I will stress it again, this is IMPORTANT. Under the "URL or Internet Address:" field, type in EXACTLY: ftp://ftp2.syix.com The "Local Directory" should be filled in already. Click Next.
Just Click Finish on this screen.
It will now want to know who you are, enter your username and password in the blocks provided, go ahead and check the "Save this password..." box, and Click OK.
AND.... Wait a bit.
COOL! YOU MADE IT! Now take a look at your site, by typing in "www.syix.com/yourname" and your freshly published site will magically appear!
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