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Description & Requirements: |
FTP or file Transfer Protocol is the method used to transfer your HTML and other files for your website from a client PC to your webserver, files should be placed in the \HTDOCS folder Do
not use your web server for serving files of inappropriate, offensive
or illegal content . Served content remains your responsibility.
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Structure of webserver: |
Please do not locate files in any other area as it may cause a problem with the web server |
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Log on to webserver |
Right click My Computer, select Explore In the Address bar type the URL you wish to FTP to ie ftp://213.171.193.5 or ftp://substitutewithyourdomainname.co.uk When prompted, enter the user name & password (we advise not to save passwords) see below |
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account connection
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Once logged on |
Directory structure of your domain - (please substitute ngresources.net for your domain name) it is important this directory structure is not changed or deleted! Double click the \htdocs folder - this is the location to transfer your web site files to, just drag & drop, Upload times will depend on your connection speed & size of files
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Notes |
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