Updating your Web site

You can maintain your Web site by downloading old or out-of-date files, uploading new or changed files to the server, and deleting old files from the server, if necessary. When you download a file, Claris Home Page copies the file onto your hard drive, and a copy of the file remains on the Web server. You can delete this file from the server if you want.

Uploading only files that have changed

To upload only the pages or files that are new or have been changed:

1. Open the Site Editor by choosing Open Folder as Site from the File menu, selecting your site folder, and clicking OK (Windows) or Select "folder name" (Macintosh).
   
2. Click the Upload button on the Site Editor tool bar to display the Upload dialog box.
   
3. Select Only those files that have changed since the last upload.
   
4. Click Set FTP Options if you need to enter or change the FTP account settings and click OK.
   
5. Click Upload.
   
   Claris Home Page displays a progress bar while your files upload.
   

To stop uploading, press the Esc key (Windows) or -period (Macintosh).

Downloading files from the Web

You can use Claris Home Page to download files from your Web site or remote server. When you download a file, Claris Home Page makes a copy of the file and places it on your computer. You can also use Claris Home Page to browse the contents of your site folder on the Web and delete files from it. To download your files from a remote server:

1. Choose Remote from the File menu and then choose Download from the submenu.
   
   The Download dialog box appears.
   

   

   

    

2. If you want to change the server name, the name of the folder that contains your files on the server, or other FTP settings, click Change Download Options, make your changes, and click OK. See Specifying the Web server account for more information on FTP settings.
   
3. Click Browse to choose a location where you want to download the files to.
   
4. Select a volume or folder and click OK.
   
5. Click Download.
   

When you download a single file, a copy of the file is saved onto your hard disk. The name of this copy is the same as the original, which remains on the Web server.

Deleting files from the Web server

You can delete a file or entire subfolder from your site on the Web server. To delete a file from your site folder on the server:

1. Choose Remote from the File menu, and then choose Download from the submenu.
   
   The Download dialog box appears.
   
2. Click Change Download Options, and specify your FTP settings.
   
3. In the download Options dialog box, click Browse.
   
   The Browse dialog box appears, showing the list of files on the FTP server.
   
4. Locate and select the file you wish to delete.
   
5. Click Delete.
   
   Claris Home Page deletes the file from the server.