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Detailed instructions with screen shots:

• FTP - WS_FTP
• FTP - CuteFTP
• FrontPage

Account structure:

CAUTION - DO NOT DELETE ANY OF THE ABOVE DIRECTORIES IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

When you upload your site to the Internet, you will want to make sure that you name your home page index.html, as this is how our system will recognize your page.   Other default pages are actually feasible (index.htm, default.htm, index.phtml), but the default "Welcome" page that comes with every new account is named index.html, and will not be replaced unless it is specifically deleted or overwritten by your own index.html.

When you first FTP into your account, you'll be taken to your "Home" directory. Don't confuse this with your "web directory." The home directory is "not" accessible to the World Wide Web; it's a private directory where critical system files reside. The /public_html or /www directory is where web accessible files are placed.

As soon as a file is uploaded to the web server, it is available for all to see.  If, after uploading a file, you are still unable to see the updated file via your browser, try hitting the "Refresh" or "Reload" button.   Some browsers - particularly Netscape - have very tenacious "caches" - places where pages are temporarily stored on your computer.   You may need to manually empty your browser cache to see a new or updated page on your site.