INTERFACING WITH IperWeb In all the sections below, a distinction is made between transferring ASCII files and binary files. This is important -- you must transfer files in the appropriate mode. Perl scripts and HTML files are ASCII files, along with many others. If you use a plain text editor to work with a file, it's an ASCII file. It's not terribly important to transfer HTML files in ASCII mode, but it is important for Perl scripts. GIFs and JPEGs are binary files. They must be uploaded in binary mode, or will be corrupted. Files that look like garbage in a plain text editor and require a more advanced program to edit are not ASCII files, and must be transferred in binary mode. FTP - Graphical Interface (wu_ftp, fetch, etc.) Users with graphical interfaces can run a program such as ws_ftp or fetch to interface with IperWeb. Just log into your domain name with the userid and password we provide you. If you do not have your own domain name, we will provide you with the name of our host where your userid resides.
FTP - Shell Interface For Unix users, at the shell prompt, type ftp your-domain.com (or IP address). Then enter your userid and password when prompted. ASCII files (text)
Type ascii to make sure you are in ascii mode.
Type put filename to put a file.
Type get filename to get a file.
Binary files (graphics)
Type binary to make sure you are in binary mode.
Type put filename to put a file.
Type get filename to get a file. |
