The Basics of Uploading

Movable Type's Upload File feature (see Figure 20.1) will allow you to upload any kind of file from your local computer into the directories you set up for your weblog. It's really a nice feature to have, because it means that anywhere you have a Web browser and access to your weblog's administration interface you can shoot a file up to your server.

Figure 20.1. The Upload File button is always available right there in the administration menu.

Why Not Just Use FTP?

So you might be thinking to yourself, “Hey, up till now you guys have had me uploading everything to my server with an FTP client. Couldn't ...

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