Project File Upload Configuration


Project File Upload Configuration

There are two available methods to upload project files onto the Four51 application:

Method 1 - Preferred FTP Process
(Four51 tests with the latest version of the free and open source FTP application called FileZilla)

This process will copy the project file (if one exists) from the Four51 application environment to the FTP Server.  Once it is on the FTP server, the project file can be downloaded and modified.  After the project has been modified, it can be put back onto the FTP server, and then pushed back into the Four51 application environment.

Step 1:
Open FileZilla and click File > Site Manager...
Create a New Site, with the configurations below:
      hostname: appFTP.four51.com
      encryption: Explicit FTP over TLS
      username: Projects|your Four51 username
      password: your Four51 Password
Click Connect
 
Step 2:
Navigate to the Manage Projects section on the Four51 application, and click on the Project Name of the project you want to modify.  If this is a new project, you will first need to create the Project Name. Click on the "Pull" button to pull/copy current files from Four51 to the FTP Server.

Step 3:
Click Refresh in FileZilla for Folder to appear.

Step 4:
Copy files from the FTP Server to your local computer and make desired changes.  Do not change the name of the main folder that was pulled down to the FTP.  This must stay the same.  Each time a project is "PULLED" down, the folder name will be unique.  If this is a NEW project, then you will be presented with an empty folder.
 
Step 5:
Copy files from your local computer to the FTP Server.  Open the folder on the FTP, and copy over the updated files.  If needed, you can replace all of the files.  If this is a new project, do not upload your main folder from your desktop... only move over the internal folders/files to the folder on the FTP.
 
Step 6:
Click on the "Deploy" button to validate/deploy files from the FTP Server to Four51.


Method 2 - Deprecated Project Upload Utility

(This will be removed from the application in the near future.  Please use the FTP Method highlighted above)

WARNING: The deprecated Project Upload Utility requires Internet Explorer and will not work if you are using Windows 8.  More specifically, it will not work if you are using Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.  The 4.5 version of the .NET Framework is not a requirement on other Windows versions, but it is the default for Windows 8.

To use the deprecated version of the Project Upload Utility on a version of Windows earlier than Windows 8 you will need to install the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and then make several configuration changes.  After you have configured Internet Explorer to use the utility, you can use the "IE Tab" add-on within Firefox or Google Chrome.

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Labels: Project File Upload, Filezilla, FTP, Configure Project