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How to use CuteFTP to upload your website

Date Created: 24 Mar, 2008 Viewed: 263 Rating: 

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How to use CuteFTP to upload your website
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How to use CuteFTP to upload your website
CuteFTP is one of the world's most popular programs to use when uploading websites. It's both easy-to-use and powerful. Follow the tutorial below to learn just how easy it is.

Firstly you will need to install CuteFTP on your computer. If you to not have this program installed I recommend purchasing it.

Your FTP address is:ftp.domainname.com

Host Directory:
  • /httpdocs for normal web pages
  • /httpsdocs for secure pages

* Where domainname.com is your domain name.
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Guide

Making a new connection.

1. Open your CuteFTP program.
2. If this is your first time you have opened the program a "Site Manager" box will appear over the body of the program, click "New".
3. Click "FTP Site".
Making a new connection.
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Making a new connection.

IF you have opened the CuteFTP program previously, click on the little "Icon" in the upper left corner.

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You will now be taken to a box to fill in your FTP account details. These will be the FTP details supplied by your webhost.

1. Fill in your "site name".
2. Fill in your "ftp host site address" as supplied by your webhost.
3. Fill in your "username" as supplied by your webhost.
4. Fill in your "password" as supplied by your webhost.
5. Select "Normal".
6. Select "Use PASV" mode.
7. Click "Connect".

The CuteFTP program should now connect you to your hosting account files.

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Uploading Files to Your Webhosting Account

Once you have connected to your hosting account via CuteFTP, you can now start to upload your files and web pages.

1. Scroll and find the folder that you have saved your files into.
2. Locate the "httpdocs" folder.
3. Double click the file to upload to your account.

Your uploaded files will now appear in your hosting account on the "Right Half" of the CuteFTP program.
Uploading Files to Your Webhosting Account
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Uploading Files to Your Webhosting Account

Upload multiple files

1. To upload multiple files, highlight the required files and then select "Tool" at the top toolbar.
2. Scroll down to "Queue".
3. Select "Transfer All".
Upload multiple files
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Upload multiple files

Downloading Files from Your Webhosting Account to Your Computer

Connect to your account with CuteFTP.

1. On the "Left" half panel of CuteFtp, choose the folder where you want to place the downloaded file.
2. From within the "Right" half panel of Cute FTP. Highlight the desired file you want downloaded.
3. Click on the "Download Icon" from the top toolbar. It is an arrow pointing downwards.
Downloading Files from Your Webhosting Account to Your Computer
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Downloading Files from Your Webhosting Account to Your Computer
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