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Old 06-17-2009, 11:22 PM
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Default FAQ: Uploading website files

Q: Where can I find my FTP information?
A:
Your Account Information Email contains the root ftp username and password for your account. Note that the server host is your domian name and the port is 21 (standard).

Q: How can I set up new FTP account for my webmaster?
A:
Go to CPanel->FTP Manager then ->Accounts You must enter username and password, as well as folder which this user will be able to see/upload files in. For website only use /public_htm/ or / for full access. Note additional ftp users have the main domain name of your account added as postfix to the username example: username@mydomain.com

Q: How can I upload my website files?
A:
You have two options, to use FTP Client software (requires installation on your computer), or via the CPanel->Legacy File Manager web based ftp manager.

Q: Which FTP client you recommend?
A:
We use FileZilla which can be downloaded free from http://filezilla-project.org/download.php

Q: Where should I upload my website files?
A:
In most cases that will be the /public_html/ folder, all parent folders are NOT publicly visible!

Q: Do I need to change my file/folder permissions to 777 in order to be able to upload via PHP/CMS scripts?
A:
No, we use system which does not require any permission changes. Our system requires files to be with 644 and folders with 755 permissions otherwise they will show 500 Internal Server Error
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