This is for Windows 98/95.

Are you using Windows 98?

If yes:

Have you already installed WS_FTP? If yes then go to "The next step is about creating page and how to upload it to the server."

Have you downloaded WS_FTP? If yes, please go to step (4).

If no:

1) create a directory in your C drive, just name it dwsftp   .

2) then Please go to
http://www.download.com/pc/software/0,332,0-75333-s,1000.html

and click on DOWNLOAD NOW. or download WS_FTP from other links mentioned in our selfhelp.

3) Please note that it may take few minutes before it contacts  the download site.  Then it will ask, "save it on a disk".  Click YES.  Then it will ask the place to download.  Choose the "dwsftp" directory that you have created in step 1.  Click OK.

4) Once the download is complete,  go to the that directory ( in this case dwsftp) where you have downloaded the file and DOUBLE click on that file. This will start the installation of the software in your computer. Just go through the installation process.

This is just to give you some idea how to create some simple web page. I am assuming that you have windows98.

First create a directory where you want to save the web pages that you will create.  Just give that directory name as mypage (you can give any other name you like).

Go to START ( located at the left bottom of your screen) -> PROGRAMS ->INTERNET EXPLORER -> FRONT PAGE EXPRESS.


This will open up a page white page similar to Microsoft word.  Just writewhat ever you want.  save it in the directory "mypage" giving a name say xyz.htm  .  This is your webpage, may be simple one but let us start with simple first.

( There are lots of web page making softwares in the market, you can use them, but here the idea is to give you some idea so that you get the idea of getting started so that ....)

Go to START ( located at the left bottom of your screen) -> PROGRAMS -> WS FTP.. -> WS FTP LE.

It will pop up two windows.  On the smaller window ( session properties) click on new.

Use the following:

profile name:  give some name ( may be yourdomain e.g nihilultra )

host name/address:  yourdomain.com ( e.g nihilultra.com)

user id and password:  give the userid and password we gave you.

Then select/I-mean-click "save password".  That's it.

Click "ok".    It will connect you to your server.  ( connect to internet before that)

In the FTP window the left one is "local system"  and the right side is "remote system" i.e your server.

In the local system go to the directory (mypage) and select the file xyz.htm and then click the "-->" button in the middle of the FTP window.  It will transfer your file from your local machine to the remote system/server.

Now you can see your xyz.htm from the internet just by typing
http://www.yourdomainname.com/xyz.htm

OK: no problem, just rename the file xyz.htm to index.htm . This is your home page.

Give it a try and good luck!!!!