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Connection settings

The Presets tab lets you "preset" upload settings into the program which, after the settings are saved, will be accessible from the drop down menu on the Upload tab.

Before attempting to create an FTP Upload Preset, please contact your Web host to get the FTP settings for your Web hosting account.

Entering Preset settings

FTP server

• Enter your FTP server name (e.g.,  myservername.com) or IP address (e.g., 25.5.15.210)
• Do not enter "ftp://" before the server name or IP address; this is appended automatically by the program when it connects to your server
• Do not enter a sub-directory after the server name

Web directory

Sometimes, Web hosts create a special directory (also called "folder") on the server for files that are intended to be visible via a Web browser. These types of directories are usually named: www, web, html, public_html, website, etc.
Files that are not uploaded in that directory will not be visible from the Web (will not be accessible via a Web browser).

If your Web server does not have a special directory (or folder) for Web site files, leave this field empty.

Sub-directory

• If you want your Shozam gallery to be your main Web site, leave this field empty
• If you want to integrate a Shozam gallery with your existing Web site, enter a name (e.g. "gallery) so the gallery files do not mix with your other Web site files
• If you want to upload multiple galleries to your Web site, you can enter a nested path (e.g. "travel/france") to organize your galleries. You will want to create a separate preset for each of your galleries, each with a different Sub-directory (e.g. "travel/great-britain", etc.)

If the program does not find the Sub-directory you entered on the server, it will create it for you.

TIP: It is recommended to not use spaces in this field. Spaces in the names of files or folders on the Web server will be changed to "%20" and this will cause the URL (web address) to look less readable. If you want to separate various words, you can use undrescores "_" instead of spaces. Some people prefer to use dashes "-" instead -- however note that some servers don't accept this --  they will let you upload galleries at first but then give you an upload error when trying to upload updates to your gallery (this behavior has been reported on some Yahoo servers.

User ID

Enter the User name as provided to you by your Web host.

Password

Enter the User password as provided to you by your Web host.

Port

• 21 is the default
• Enter a different Port number, if required for your Web server
• Check the PASV box if you have problems connecting, particularly when going through a firewall

Click Test connection to generate a time-stamped test page and use the settings you entered to connect to your Web server and upload this test file.

Contact your Web host if the connection fails and ask them to provide you with the correct settings.

TROUBLESHOOTING: To learn more about what various FTP errors mean you can refer to FTP Status and Error Codes from GlobalScape.

NOTE: Be sure to enter your View settings and click the Test View button to ensure all your settings are correct before you click Save. More about View settings.