HELP/FAQ's

Uploading your web site to our server

Question: I have HTML documents ready to put on the Web. How do I get them from my computer into the Memory Lane Web Server?

You must have an account and received a reply stating that you have had space set aside for you before you can upload any files.

Once your web space has been set-up, you will be provided with a username and password. In order to get files from your computer into your space on our web server, you will need to set-up an ftp client.

This is the process to upload files into the members.memlane.com server using Prishtina's free ftp program:

1. Open the ftp client. Go up to File> Server address book.
2. Type in the name of your site.
3. In the Hostname/Address section, type in, members.memlane.com. Port = 21.
4. For Logon Type, untick the "Anonymous" box. Tick the "Normal" box and input the username and password you were given when your web space was set-up.
5. Click the "Connect" button.
6. You are now connected to your directory on our web server. On the right of the ftp window is your directory on the server. On the left side of the ftp program are the files in your computer.
7. Navigate to the folder in your computer that contains your web site.
8. In order to get your web site into the directory on our server, drag your files from the left side window onto the right side window.
9. Once you have moved your files, disconnect from the server by clicking the applicable connect button at the top of the ftp screen.

Note: for the main page (first page you want people to see) to load automatically when your Personal home page directory is accessed, it must be named index.html, not index.htm.

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