FTP using Internet Exporer 6
On this page we will demonstrate how to upload files to your personal web space on the HKU web server using Internet Explorer 6.
Step 1: firstly, open up the folder which contains the files you want to upload. Here you see we have one html file and a folder called images.
Step 2: open up IE6 and type ftp://<username>@web.hku.hk into the address bar and press the Enter key (or click Go). Note that you need to use your own username in the place indicated. The screenshot below shows the FTP address for my account (and hence uses my username stevef).
Step 3: a password box will pop up with your username already entered. You need to complete the password field and click the Log On button
Step 4: after logging in you will see your personal space on the HKU server. The only folder of interest to us is the one called public_html. Files uploaded to this folder will be visible on the web. Double-click this folder to open it.
Step 5: now select the files you wish to upload in the local file window (see Step 1) and, with the left mouse button pressed drag them to the browser window which is displaying the public_html folder. Release the mouse button to transfer the file(s).
Step 6: that’s it! Now you can view your new web page by pointing your browser to the new file in your personal web space. The screenshot below shows my folder – remember that yours will not be ~stevef but whatever your username is.
Congratulations, you’ve just ftp’d files to a web server!
