If you have a website and need to upload files, you will want to send them to the server of your web hosting FTP account. FTP stands for file transfer protocol, that's it, simply transferring files from your local computer to your web server. There are a few basic steps you need to take to upload your website files via FTP, we will review these steps in this tutorial.
The first thing you need to do is obtain your web hosting FTP information from your web host. This is usually sent in your signup email or accessed in your customer admin panel of the web server company. If you cannot find it, simply contact your website host to get this information, most companies respond very quick to these requests, as it is critical in setting up your website.
Once you have your web hosting FTP login information you need an FTP program, you can download some for free, and others are cheap. I recommend paying for a decent one, the reason is that I have used free FTP programs and they are sought after by hackers, it really is a bad situation when your FTP program gets hacked with all your saved passwords and all your sites get hacked. I highly recommend getting a low cost, but reliable and very secure program.
Once you have your program installed, then you can enter the login information your web server sent to you and click connect. You should ignore any advanced setting and if you have problems connecting, try Googling the problem and you should be able to figure it out, otherwise check the companies website for common issues connecting.
That's it! Everyone makes out web hosting FTP connecting as black magic voodoo, it is not, it is simple and a three year old could do it. Well, I hope this helps, now go upload some files and make some websites.
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