Advice About Installation

[splash7]

Hi,

 

I want to install an application to the server. It's all new to me so I want to be sure I understand what I'm doing. Can you please look this over and advise?

 

Everything in blue is (more or less) verbatim from their installation instructions. Here's what they say:

 

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1. What is the information of my FTP server? Do I need to change my default FTP port number? FTP Server: yourdomainname.com

 

2. What is the name of my top-level home directory or home folder?

 

Example: /public_html

 

Example: /www

 

3. What is the log directory? Log directory is created automatically.

 

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1. For "FTPServer" I assume I enter: "mydomainname.com" (?). Do I need to do anything about the port number?

 

2. I assume I enter /www.****/public_html (?)

 

3. Do I just ignore this since they say log directory is created automatically?

 

Please correct me if I've misunderstood anything. Thanks for your help.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael M.

Edited July 10, 2005 by splash7

[TweezerMan]

1) I use ftp.my-TCH-domain.com myself. The default port number should be fine (I don't think you need to set anything for that).

 

2) The top level directory of your web space is /public_html. Your domain is not part of the path, so you would not include it.

 

3) If a log directory is created automatically, it looks to me like you don't need to do anything there.

[splash7]

Hi David,

 

Yes, I noticed in the ftp accounts it says you should use "ftp.my-TCH-domain.com". Thanks for your help.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael M.

[TCH-Rob]

2) The top level directory of your web space is /public_html. Your domain is not part of the path, so you would not include it.

 

Check your FTP program, mine has nothing in the remote directory and uploads to public_html just fine. You may find that by putting public_html as the remote directory that you will create a folder with that name and everything will be found as your-tch-domain.com/public_html.

 

Make a one file test upload and see where it puts it before uploading a ton of files.

[splash7]

Hi Rob,

 

Check your FTP program, mine has nothing in the remote directory and uploads to public_html just fine. You may find that by putting public_html as the remote directory that you will create a folder with that name and everything will be found as your-tch-domain.com/public_html.

 

Make a one file test upload and see where it puts it before uploading a ton of files.

 

Were these comments for David or me? I'm such a beginner at this I don't really understand what you said. Could you please explain what a remote directory is? Thanks.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael M.

[TweezerMan]

Michael - TCH-Rob's comments were intended for you. A "remote directory" is just a directory on the server. TCH-Rob was suggesting that you test your FTP software by uploading one file and see what directory it goes into on the server.

[TCH-Rob]

Michael,

 

David is correct. It was in response to your question 2. While the name is public_html, your FTP software may not require it if you are using FTP to upload your files to the server. I did not mean to confuse you, merely pointing out the fact that if I put "public_html" in the server area of "my" FTP program that it would create a folder with that name and upload my files there instead of putting them in my home folder.

[splash7]

Thanks David and Rob,

 

My original questions were a bit confusing because I hardly understood what I was asking.

 

The software has an installation wizard that asks for the information I mentioned above. It uses it's own built-in ftp so I don't think I can test it except by doing the installation.

 

I'll try it and see how it works out.

 

Michael M