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Publish web site remotely with SFTP
(non-OmniUpdate sites only)

Web Services
Public Relations
Foundation House,
272 Central Ave.
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
Ph: 716-672-9777

Here are the step to connect to the web server to make changes for sites that are not maintained with OmniUpdate:

  1. Download FileZilla for your Windows XP/Vista PC or Mac OS X (10.5 Leopard only):
    http://filezilla-project.org/download.php
  2. Install and open FileZilla.
  3. Choose File > Site Manager.
  4. In General tab, change settings to match image below, using your SUNY Fredonia e-Services user name and password.FileZilla Advanced Settings tab
  5. In the Advanced tab, change Default remote directory settings to /HOME/DOCS.
    FileZilla General Settings tab
  6. Click Connect. Under the Remote site (right side of main window), you should see the file system on the web server.
  7. Navigate to your web folder and make changes by right-clicking on a file or folder and choosing to edit, upload or download the item.
  8. CAUTION: If your site is maintained OmniUpdate, this method of updating web files should not be used. A quick check is to look for a file named _breadcrumb_inc.asp in your web site directory. If you see this file, your site is very likely to be maintained with OmniUpdate. If so, please contact the University Webmaster at webmaster@fredonia.edu

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