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Configuring FTP
Clients:
Setting Up WSFTP
Download your copy of WS_FTP HERE
Zipped Version HERE
Please note that there
are a number of older and current versions of WSFTP
floating around. As a result, some of the
instructions provided here cannot possibly reflect
all the versions, which have been released in the
past 5 years. The only small difference you may
encounter is where some of the options can be found
(depending on the client version you're using). In
any event, everything is pretty well much the same.
Setting up WSFTP:
1. Open your WSFTP client
2. The dialog box "WS_FTP" Sites should display. If
not, click the "Connect" button.
3. Select "New"
You should see this
dialog box:
You'll be taken through these options:
1. New Site/Folder: Choose a name for this account
2. Host Name or IP address:
www.yourdomain.com
3. User ID: Main system login
4. User Password: Main System Password
5.
Select "Save Password."
6.
Select "Finish."
Done! Your can now FTP into your site
Notes About WSFTP:
Main Username and Password:
The main Username and Password was sent to you in
your welcoming email, and are also the same ones
used to access C-Panel. If you've changed your
"main" Username and Password before
setting this up, then use you must use them instead.
Trouble
accessing your site via FTP:
This can sometimes occur if your accessing the
Internet from behind a firewall, personal router, or
using an Internet connection sharing system such as
NAT (Network Address Translation). This is often a
class case scenario in a home or small office where
several computers are being shared by one Internet
connection. Symptoms include, difficulty logging
in via FTP, and or maintaining a reliable upload or
download session. If this is the case, try "Passive
Mode."
Setting Passive Mode:
1. Open the WSFTP account manager
2. Highlight your account
3. Select "Properties"
4.
Select the "Advanced" tab
5. Check the box called
"Passive Transfers."
6. Click "OK"
Select passive mode,
click "OK",
and try it again.
How to view all files in your account (For Advanced
Users).
Advanced users may want
ability to view "all hidden" files in their
directory. While most of these are critical system
files, there are a few, which can be manually edited
by "Advanced Users." This is done by inserting an
entry into the "File Masking" feature in the client.
Unmasking
Hidden Files:
1. Open the WSFTP account
manager
2. Highlight your account
3. Select "Properties"
4. Select the "Startup" tab
5. In the "Remote File Mask"
window, enter -a
The -a command will unmask all files in your web
account.
Final Note:
NEVER REMOVE OR ALTER FILES, WHICH HAVE BEEN CREATED
BY THE SERVER or C-Panel!! Unless you're an
advanced user, please leave all files that have been
created by the system alone! Doing otherwise could
cause serious problems with your account, and in
some cases take it offline completely. When in doubt
"ASK", do not Delete!
Next:
Connecting via SSH:
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