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How to use WS_FTP to upload your website

Date Created: 30 Aug, 2008 (6 month(s) ago)

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Overview

How to use WS_FTP to upload your website

WS_FTP 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 WS_FTP on your computer. If you to not have this program installed I recommend download 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.

Guide

Making a new connection.

WS_FTP has a short wizard that walks you through the setup of an FTP connection.

Just click 'Connect...' and 'Create Site' after opening WS_FTP to begin the process.

Making a new connection.

The first screen of the wizard prompts you for the name of your FTP profile and click 'Next'.

The next screen prompts you for the FTP type you want to connect to.

When finished, click 'Next >'.

The next screen prompts you for the FTP server you want to connect to. Enter your ftp name.

When finished, click 'Next >'.

The next screen prompts you for your FTP username and password. Enter them in the boxes provided.

When finished, click 'Next >'.

Click 'Finish' and you're done with the wizard!

The next screenshot shows the view when logged-in to your web hosting account. The list of files/folders on the right hand side is the view of your web hosting account and left hand side is the view of your local machine.