First of all what does FTP stand for, and what it is used for?
Well FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and is used to upload files to a server or website.
To start using the FTP feature your host may or may not give you, you first need to download an FTP client.
I recommend FileZilla which you can download
here.
Now to get started, find your FTP information which is usually ftp.yoursite.com if you're using cPanel, and if you're using layered panel it is usually yoursitename.yourhost.com. (if it's a free webhost.)
The user login is usually just your User name and password.
Now to start uploading you must click on the "WWW" folder first.
If you're using layered panel you may skip this step and start uploading.
To start Uploading all you have to do is find the file on the left then right click and press upload.
The good thing about FTP is, is that you can upload as many files as you want at the same time!
When uploading in FTP you no longer have to upload a zip file then unzip it, you can now just upload the folder itself.
Also one important thing is CHMOD which I believe you can only do in FTP.
Well let's say that you have a php script that requires 777 chmod, and you just sit there wondering how to make the folder chmod 777.
Well this is how you do it.
First you right click on the folder that needs chmod 777 then you click file attributes.
Now all you have to do is make it chmod 777 by clicking all of the options.
Well now you know the basics of FTP and I sure hope this helped some people.
If you need any help with this please just post in this topic and I will do all I can.
Well FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and is used to upload files to a server or website.
To start using the FTP feature your host may or may not give you, you first need to download an FTP client.
I recommend FileZilla which you can download
here.
Now to get started, find your FTP information which is usually ftp.yoursite.com if you're using cPanel, and if you're using layered panel it is usually yoursitename.yourhost.com. (if it's a free webhost.)
The user login is usually just your User name and password.
Now to start uploading you must click on the "WWW" folder first.
If you're using layered panel you may skip this step and start uploading.
To start Uploading all you have to do is find the file on the left then right click and press upload.
The good thing about FTP is, is that you can upload as many files as you want at the same time!
When uploading in FTP you no longer have to upload a zip file then unzip it, you can now just upload the folder itself.
Also one important thing is CHMOD which I believe you can only do in FTP.
Well let's say that you have a php script that requires 777 chmod, and you just sit there wondering how to make the folder chmod 777.
Well this is how you do it.
First you right click on the folder that needs chmod 777 then you click file attributes.
Now all you have to do is make it chmod 777 by clicking all of the options.
Well now you know the basics of FTP and I sure hope this helped some people.
If you need any help with this please just post in this topic and I will do all I can.
