Below we have outlined the steps to take when uploading your Website with Fetch FTP client designed for use with Mac computers.

Before you start, you will need to gather three important pieces of information which are located on your hosting365.ie Welcome Message:

1. The FTP IP address of the server that will hold your pages
2. Your username
3. Your password

If you no longer have these pieces of information, please let us know so that we may re-send your Welcome Message. Always include the last four digits of your credit card for identity verification when requesting confidential information such as this.

To start:

1. Choose the 'New Connection' command from the 'File' menu.
2. Enter the FTP IP Address, Username, and Password in the text fields, but leave the "initial directory" field blank.
3. Press 'OK'. If everything goes well you will see a list of the files in your web directory. Otherwise you will need to correct one or more of the pieces of information.
4. Once you are connected, choose the 'Put Folders and Files' command from the 'Remote' menu to upload your web page files. If all of the files are in one folder, you can navigate to that folder and use the 'Add All' button to add them to the list of items to be uploaded. Otherwise you can choose files one by one. You can also add folders to the list of items to be uploaded.
5. Next you will be asked what formats to use for the transfer. You want to choose "Text" as the format for text files, and "Raw Data" as the format for all other files (such as images). Then press 'OK' to begin the transfer.
6. Once the pages have been uploaded you should check them with a web browser such as Netscape Navigator. Enter the URL in the browser's 'Location' field and check to make sure that all your images show up, and that all the links work. If there are problems you should double-check your HTML tags to make sure that they have the right file references. Please note that the homepage of your site needs to be called one of the following file names:
   1. index.htm
   2. default.htm
   3. index.html
   4. default.asp

   Please note if your homepage is not labeled one of the names listed above, you will not be able to see your site. When you have labeled your homepage appropriately, please make sure that your homepage file is in the root directory. The homepage file must remain outside of all your folders, so do NOT keep your homepage located in a folder within your root directory. CGI scripts may need to go in a folder called "cgi-bin" which you can create in the root directory.

   You may download and use Fetch, a free, MAC based FTP client. Please see the following address for download instructions and general information on Fetch:

   http://www.dartmouth.edu/pages/softdev/fetch.html

   For more information on Fetch, including trouble-shooting tips, please see:

   http://www.dartmouth.edu/pages/softdev/fetch.html#Common_Questions