Webmaster FTP

  1. Download and install Webmaster FTP.
  2. From Site menu select Site Manager, then in the Site Manager window click New Site icon.Site Manager
  3. Enter in the required fields:
    FieldValue
    FTP site addressYour domain name like yourdomain.com, or your IP address
    FTP site port21
    AnonymousLeave unchecked
    User name (login)Your username
    PasswordYour password
    Save password to diskCheck this if you wish
    Remote directoryLeave blank for now
    Local directoryIf you keep a mirror of the website on your computer, enter the path to that folder here or use the button next to it
  4. Click Save button, then Connect button.
  5. Webmaster FTP will now attempt to connect to your website, the Site Manager window will close.
  6. If the connection successful, you will see the caption of the program changes to "Connected to" and will have your domain name.

Left Window

Webmaster FTP will now display a split screen. The window on the left contains the folders and files on your own computer.main screen

Right Window

The window on the right will contain the folders and files contained within your home directory. This is your space on the server. This is where you will place your website. You will see folders with names such as www, infobots and access-log.

Upload Files

  1. Double click on the www directory in the right window to open it. This is the directory you will upload your web pages, files, images, etc. into.
  2. Highlight a file (or files) from your computer in the left window.
  3. Click the blue up arrow button on the menu bar of the left pane to transfer your files.
  4. You will see how the files are placed to the transfer queue at the bottom and watch the transfer progress. When your file transfer is complete you will hear an audio message and no files will be left in the transfer queue.

Download Files

  1. Double click on the folder you want to download files into on your computer to open it in the left window.
  2. Highlight the file (or files) you wish to download from your website in the right window.
  3. Click the blue down arrow button on the menu bar of the right window to transfer your files.
  4. You will see how the files are placed to the transfer queue at the bottom and watch the transfer progress. When your file transfer is complete you will hear an audio message and no files will be left in the transfer queue.

Create A New Directory (Folder)

To create a new directory on your website, click on the Create Directory (folder with the plus sign) button or use Remote > Create Directory menu item when you are inside the www directory or a subdirectory of the www directory. You will be prompted to enter a name for the new directory. Once you do this, the new directory will be created.

Multiple File Transfer

To transfer more than one file at a time, highlight the first file, and then hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard to select more. All highlighted files will be transferred when you click on the appropriate arrow button to begin the transfer.

Disconnect

When you are finished transferring your files, click on the Disconnect (plug with red arrow) button at the top tool bar of the Webmaster FTP window. This will close your FTP connection.

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