FTP Clients
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet protocol for transferring files between computers. There are a number of freely available FTP clients. Most popular web page design applications (such as Frontpage and Dreamweaver) have inbuilt FTP clients.
FTP for Windows users - WS_FTP LE
WS_FTP is available for download from:
http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/file-transfer.html
- Open WS_FTP using either the desktop shortcut or through the start menu. A screen will appear as pictured below.
- Ignore the default profiles provided and;
- Click the new button to configure the FTP client.
- Enter your domain name in the profile box.
- The hostname should be set to: ftp.yourdomain.com
- Host Type is Unix.
- The user ID should be set to your primary username as provided above.
- Password is the primary account password.
- Click Apply to save the settings, and then click OK.
- To connect to the FTP service click the connect button.
Once WS_FTP has connected, a screen will be shown as displayed above. The file listing on the left is your local computer, the listing on the right is of the files in your hosting account. All your website files must be placed in the public_html directory. It is important that you do not remove any of the files or directories which are initially setup in your hosting account.