Using Terrapin FTP

Downloading Terrapin FTP

1. Terrapin FTP can be downloaded on this page by following the instructions. Click on the link below to begin to download Terrapin FTP, which will start by displaying the "File Download" window.
   Download Terrapin FTP
2. Select "Save this program to disk" and then click on OK.
3. The "Save As" window allows you to specify where on your hard drive you save the file, we recommend downloading to a temporary directory.
4. Once you have selected the location you wish to save the file to, click on Save and the program will now begin downloading.
5. It should take around 8-12 minutes depending on the speed of your connection. Once it has finished downloading you are ready to install it.
   
   NOTE: Terrapin FTP is only available forWindows 95,98 and NT machines.

Installing Terrapin FTP

1. Click Start, Find, then Files and Folders.
2. Within "Named" enter tpinft23.exe.
3. From the drop down menu "Look in" select the hard disk drive that you downloaded Terrapin FTP to. Normally C:\
4. Click Find Now.
5. The file, tpinft23.exe, will be displayed within the find window. Double-click this file to run the set up wizard. Then follow the onscreen instructions.

Setting up Terrapin FTP to allow file transfers.

1. Click Start, Programs, then Terrapin FTP.
2. Click Server then New Connection.
3. In the Server Address box enter www.<YourDomainName>
4. In the User Name box enter your dial-up username.
5. In the Password  box enter your dial-up password.
6. Click the Connect button.
7. Terrapin FTP will connect to your web space and display the directories and files on your webspace in the same way as Windows Explorer. Terrapin FTP will also display the files and directories on your hard-drive.

Uploading Files

1. To upload files to your webspace, highlight the desired file(s) and drag them to the required destination directory.  For example, in Local Computer, open the folder where you have stored your html files on your hard-drive and  highlight your index.html,  then drag it to the public_html directory in FTP Site.
   Note: All web pages and images should be uploaded to the public_html directory and the first page of your web site should be called either index.html or index.htm
   
   
2. Once you have finished uploading your web pages you can save the Site Map.  Terrapin FTP will automatically prompt you to save changes to the Site Map every time you exit the program.
3. To maintain your site in future all you will need to do is open the Site Map by selecting Open from the Server menu, then select the server you want to connect to