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This section provides some information about setting up FTP for your domain.

FTP Overview

FTP - Frequently Asked Questions

Anonymous FTP

FTP Overview:

File Transfer Protocol, or FTP, is the protocol used to transfer files from a client to a server, or from a server to a client. Using FTP, you can transfer files in ASCII, or binary, depending on the type of file your are transferring. FTP is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for your use. Each account has its own FTP space.

FTP - Frequently Asked Questions:

How do I FTP files to my site?

We recommend the following FTP clients for windows:

WS_FTP (either the Light Edition, which is free for non-commercial use or the Pro version)
CuteFTP

We recommend the following FTP Clients for Macintosh:

DropFTP
Fetch

What folders should I use when I upload my files?

When using an FTP client to upload your files, you should upload to the folder public_html or the www folder. The contents of these two folders will be the same no matter which you choose. You can create subdirectories under the main folder if you wish.

What are those files doing in my directory? I didn't put them there!

Certain directories are created when your account is created or when you install AnonFTP. These include catalogs, etc, mail, public_ftp, public_html, tmp and www. These folders contain other files and programs that are needed to run certain items for your domain.

I can't move out of the / directory. Why not?

For security purposes, you cannot move out of the root folder of your own domain.

Anonymous FTP:

Anonymous FTP allows others to upload or download files to your FTP space without allowing them access to the files that make up your site. By default, each domain account comes with anonymous FTP capabilities. By default, however, this option is not turned on.

To install AnonFTP for your domain:

Go to your control panel at http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel. Click the FTP Manager Icon. Select the Anonymous FTP Controls option and place a check mark in the boxes next to

Allow anonymous access to ftp://ftp.yourdomain.com

and

Allow anonymous upload to ftp://ftp.yourdomain.com/incoming

Your users can then FTP into your domain using a user name of anonymous and their email address for their password and upload or download files.