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| Detailed Instructions On FTP Usage |
| FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the most commonly
used method to upload files. You need to download and install an FTP Client, before you can upload your site to our server. What is an FTP Client?  An
FTP Client is software that is designed to transfer files back-and-forth
between two computers over the Internet. It needs to be installed on your
computer and can only be used with a live connection to the Internet. The classic FTP Client look is a two-pane design. The pane on the left displays the files on your computer (Local System) and the pane on the right displays the files on the remote computer (Remote Site). |
| File transfers are as easy as
dragging-and-dropping files from one pane to the other or by highlighting
a file and clicking one of the direction arrows located between the panes. Additional features of the FTP Client include: multiple file transfer; the auto re-get or resuming feature; a queuing utility; the scheduling feature; an FTP find utility; a synchronize utility; and for the advanced user, a scripting utility. All of these features are explained in this tutorial on WS_FTP client: http://www.ftpplanet.com/tutorial What settings do I use with my FTP client?
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| Once you have logged into your account via FTP, there are several folders
for each of your domains. Some of these are symbolic links (like Windows
shortcuts) -- they all lead to the same primary folder. Therefore, just click on the folder with the name of the domain that you want to upload the website material into. Once inside that folder, you must open the folder called public_html and upload your content there. |
| There are many free FTP clients available on the internet. For Windows computers, Superb recommends SmartFTP (http://smartftp.com) or the open-source Filezilla (http://filezilla.sourceforge.net). Mac FTP clients are listed here. |
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