upload websites using Cyberduck

Cyberduck is a free program that allows you to FTP files to a server. The most common use of this software would be uploading files to your members webspace.

1. Welcome Screen

To start we open the Cyberduck program by double-clicking on the yellow rubber ducky icon.

Cyberduck opens with the following screen. The easiest least fuss way of connecting is by typing the name of the server we are going to FTP to in the Quick Connect box.

2. Authentication

Cyberduck will automatically try to log you in with the username: anonymous and no password. Of course this is incorrect.

Username: Your iiNet Username

Password: Your iiNet password

Pop a tick into the checkbox to Add to Keychain - this saves you having to retype your username and password each time.

3. Logged In

When you log into your members space you will see the following. By default the directory is empty, but we popped something in there just so you can see the difference between files and shortcuts.

4. Uploading Files

Uploading files is easy with Cyerduck. Simply take the file you want and drag and drop it into Cyberduck.

This will pop open the Transfers window and will show you the progress of the upload.

5 . Creating New Folders

Go to the File menu and then New Folder to create a new folder.

You can now choose the name of the folder.

The folder is created with the name you gave it. It will automatically create with the same permissions as everything else in the directory.

6 . Checking Permissions

iiNet's FTP server runs on Unix and if you are using any active scripting at all you will need to know a little about permissions. By clicking on any file or folder in the directory list and using the Gears menu we can access the Info page.

We can now see the permissions for the file in Unix terms and in number terms. Permissions of 644 or 755 are needed for data on iiNets FTP server to be displayed correctly.

For more information on permissions check out these articles at Dartmouth.edu or ZZEE.com