>>> MANAGE FILES WITH WEBMATIC:


In Webmatic have been adopted some conventions for the file location and file storage.
The file location with webmatic follows the folders structure brought in the picture number 1.


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In the folder down you must put all the website downloadable files, in this folder you can put zipped file (.ZIP), executable file (.EXE), documents and the other files that you want the website visitors can downolad.

The folder pic must contain all the website images, that folder have the follow subfolder:
- ban in this folder you must put all the picture for your banners (the standard measures for the banners are 468x60, 234x60 and 120x60 but you can insert here every measures for yours banners) the formats of the images are usually animated gif but you can insert also gif or jpg images;
- icon this folder contains the icons to insert in some section of your website (for example in the F.A.Q. SECTION) the icon format and measures is GIF and 35x27 but you can insert every kind of images and measures;
- img in this folder you can put the extra images for your website (photos, pictures, schemes and so one), you can insert any kind of format and measures for the images (GIF, JPG and so one);
- logo this folder must contains your website logo (or i logos) you can use any kind of format and measures for your logo, all the picture that you insert in this folder can be putted like website logo from preferences section at the option "Site logo".
- album this folder must contains file (pictires, audio or video) for your media albums (see media album section).

The folder stili contains all the website graphic styles, you can add a personalized style to your website in this folder (to see a style example you can enter in the style folder named "default").

In the folder special you must insert all the non dawnloadable, all the non image file and all non style file, for example in the special folder you can insert the flash files, the script file (like javascript), extra and personalized html pages, java applet and so one.

Is importan to follow the webmatic file manage rules because if you follow that rules the webmatic future updates will be done without any problems.


 >>> UPLOAD A FILE WITH WEBMATIC:


Webmatic lets you to upload (by using the FTP protocol in a transparent way) yours files in your website builded with Webmatic (picture 2).


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You can upload the follows file categories:
- Pictures: the estension of this type of file can be .gif, .jpeg or .jpg, .png (this files will be uploaded in the folder named pic/img);
- File for download: all the file downloadable from site visitors. The estension of this type of file can be .zip, .tar, .rar, .gz (this files will be uploaded in the folder named down);
- Specil file: the estension of this type of file can be .swf, .htm o .html, .class (this files will be uploaded in the folder named special).
- File for media album: Pictures, audio or video file (that files will be uploaded in the folder named pic/album).

To upload a file in your website, you must click on "Choose..." (see picture 2), now you can select the file to upload from your hard disk. After you must click on "Upload file" and the file will be uploaded (you must wait the upload time for the file, this time depends from the file size).
You can also specify an FTP subdir to use as "root" for file transfer (when you use the same FTP account for more website), or enable the passive mode (if your FTP account request it).

WARNING: If you try to upload an homonym file, the older file will be overwritten without any confirmation.