Using FTP to transfer your files to the server

• Normal FTP program settings
• Common error messages and what they mean
• Setting Permissions Using The Command Line (UNIX ONLY)

On most ftp client programs you need to use one or more of the following settings. If you do not have an ftp client program download ws_ftp from www.shareware.com

----> Host name: The IP address that was included with your welcome or ftp.yourdomain.com

-----> User Name: webmaster@yourdomain.com

----> Password: Your Password

-----> Home Dir: /var/www/html

-----> Perl Dir: /var/www/cgi-bin

-----> Home page: index.html (or index.htm )in Home Dir

-----> http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/scritpt.cgi to call your perl

When you first login, you enter your webmaster dir. You need click arrow to go upper level, and then click the folder you want to go, but remember donot change other folder and setting

Common FTP error messages:        Top

Login Incorrect: Your user name and password is not correct, check your settings and contact support with your username and password if you are unable to resolve this problem.

Permission Denied: Ownership or permissions are not set correctly. If you are unable to resolve this issue contact support and let them know that you are receiving a permission denied error message and what you were doing when you received the message.

Unknown Host: The ip address you typed is incorrect

Connection Refused: e-mail support@powerhoster.com and report the error

No space left on device: e-mail sales@powerhoster.com and report the error

Setting permissions using your ftp account.       Top

Here is the guide for what do

7 Read Write Exe
5 Read Exe
6 Read Write
4 Read

Examples

Chmod 755 file would allow you to read, write, and exe the file and every one else to read and exe the file. This is the standard permission level for all files on the server.

Chmod 777 file would allow everyone to read, write, and exe the file this is the permission level for files that need to be written to by the web server.

Change your .pl or .cgi files to 755
Change your .dat or .txt files to 777

You can upload Server.cgi to your cgi-bin dir to check your server setting. remember to rename this file to server.cgi and chmod to 755

Help from the web:
Unix Permission Guide