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 Web Folders Setup

Microsoft Windows™ operating systems provide a way to connect directly to your web site folders and use them as if they were part of the file system like is on you hard drive, CDROM, DVD, Camera or other device.

Most people don't know about this feature but you are about to learn it. This is an awesome feature of the Windows™ operating system. You don't need and FTP client program to access your web site files and folders. Wouldn't it be nice to just copy and paste to your web site? YOU CAN! Just setup the Shortcuts as described below.

Setup a Web Folder Shortcut to the wwwroot on your Web Server:

  1. Right click on Windows "My Computer" click Explore - You will see My Network Place on the left near the bottom.

  2. Click on My Network Places in the left Windows pane.

  3. See Add Network Place in the right Window pane.

  4. Double Click Add Network Place to Start the wizard.

  5. Enter http://www.yourdomain.com/ - click next.

  6. Enter your FrontPage user account name and password click OK. These you setup in your web site control panel (Helm).

  7. Accept the default name or enter your own name for the shortcut - Click Finish

  8. The Web Folder will Open. - Close it.

  9. Go back to My Network Place

  10. Notice the new shortcut - Double click it - There's your web site.

Setup FTP/Upload Database:

Setup a Web Folder Shortcut to the Database folder on your Web Server:

  1. Right click on Windows "My Computer" click Explore - You see My Network Place on the left near the bottom.

  2. Click on My Network Places in the left Windows pane.

  3. See Add Network Place in the right Window pane.

  4. Double Click Add Network Place to Start the wizard.

  5. Enter ftp://ftp.yourdomain.com/ - click next.

  6. Uncheck "Log on Anonymously" and Enter the FTP User Name that you created on the web server. Click Next.

  7. Accept the default name or enter your own name for the shortcut. - Click Finish.

  8. The Window will open and ask for your password. Enter the FTP password that you setup on your web site.

  9. Check Save Password - Click OK

  10. Go back to My Network Place - Notice the new shortcut - Double click it - There's your database folder.

 

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