Installing Movable Type
In this section, you'll upload all of the unpacked and newly modified Movable Type files onto your Web server, and set permissions on files and directories.
Uploading and Configuring Movable Type Files and Directories
You'll want to have your FTP client at the ready, as well as make sure that you know where on your Web site you are going to place the files. The goal here is to move the directories exactly as they are structured (see the “Summary” section at the end of this chapter for troubleshooting questions).
A critical issue is ensuring that all files are transferred to the server in the proper manner. There are two types of transfer modes, ASCII and Binary. ASCII is used for text-based files, whereas Binary is reserved ...
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