FTP Access

Uploading your site via FTP.

As a site administrator, you have the privilege to publish the web site.

Once you have created your website and you want to post it on the server, you can upload it using any FTP program by following the steps listed below.

FTP upload process

1. Launch your favorite FTP application. I recommend FileZilla, which is free and works on Windows, Mac, and Linux - you can click here to download it.
2. In FileZilla open the Site Manager and create a new site, naming it whatever you want. Then enter the Host Name or IP address. Host name will be www.yourdomain.com but if your DNS has not switched yet you may need to use the IP address you are given for setup.
3. Next enter your user name and password. FileZilla can save the password so you don’t have to type it in every time you log on (set Logon Type to “Normal”).
4. To set the correct start up directory in FileZilla, open Site Manager, select your site, and click the Advanced tab. In the field for Default remote directory enter /public_html and this will drop you into the correct base web directory where you will be uploading your files.
   NOTE: Whatever program you use to FTP your files, you will need to move to public_html prior to uploading. You are started off by default in a base folder if you don’t specify a starting point. If you load your files to this base folder they will not be accessible via http://www.yourdomain.com.
5. Once you are logged in with FileZilla you can now drag files from the Local site panel on the left (your hard drive) to the Remote site panel on the right (the server). This is also known as uploading the files to the server.
6. Once your files have been uploaded you can quit the program by shutting it down.
7. Done!