FTP instructions for SmarterLinux.com
FTP Upload Instructions CuteFTP 4.0
FTP Upload Instructions WS_FTP
CuteFTP:
- Open the CuteFTP client and click on the Quick Connect button.
- Enter your server name, user name, and password in the Quick Connect dialog boxes. This information was supplied in the setup email you received. The server name can be either your domain name or your IP address. If your domain name has not yet transferred / registered, you must use your IP address.
- Once you have entered your login information, click the “Connect” button at the end of the login bar. It is the button in the shape of a lightning bolt next to the “Port” field.
- Once you are connected to the server, you are automatically placed in your “home” directory. You will see four (4) directories that already exist. All of your web content including HTML or PHP files should be placed in the directory called ‘htdocs’. Any CGI scripts that you would like to run should be placed in the directory ‘cgi-bin’. You can upload files to the server by dragging and dropping from the left-hand window to the right-hand window.
Note: The other directories were created when your account was created and should not be deleted. The directory called ‘logs’ is a shortcut that will allow you to access the web server logs for your web site. The directory called ‘tmp’ is used for PHP-enabled web sites, and it can also be used for storing temporary files.
Also note: In order for your web site to appear when you type your domain name into a web browser, the primary page of the site must have one of the following file names:
- index.html
- index.htm
- default.html
- default.htm
- index.php (for Linux Accounts)
- index.asp (for IIS Accounts)
- index.cfm (for ColdFusion Accounts)
- index.shtml
- index.shtm
WS_FTP:
- Open the WS_FTP client and click the “Create Site…” button.
- Enter a name for the FTP connection in the “Name” field. Most people simply use the name of their site to help them distinguish their SmarterLinux.com account from other FTP connections they have saved in the FTP client’s workspace.
- Enter the location on your computer where you would like to store your new connection profile. The easiest method is to click the “Browse…” button and select “My Sites”. Click the “Next” button.
- Enter your server name in the “Host Name or Address” field. The server name is your domain name or your IP address. Click the “Next” button.
- Enter your user name and password in the fields “User ID” and “Password”. Check the box next to “Save Password”, and you will not have to re-enter your password on future connections. The user name and password were supplied in the setup email you received when your SmarterLinux account was created. After entering this information, click “Next”.
- Lastly, click on the “Finish” button.
- Once you are connected to the server, you are automatically placed in your “home” directory. You will see four (4) directories that already exist. All of your web content including HTML or PHP files should be placed in the directory called ‘htdocs’. Any CGI scripts that you would like to run should be placed in the directory ‘cgi-bin’. You can upload files to the server by selecting the file you wish to transfer in the left-hand window and clicking on the arrow button pointing to the right.
Note: The other directories were created when your account was created and should not be deleted. The directory called ‘logs’ is a shortcut that will allow you to access the web server logs for your web site. The directory called ‘tmp’ is used for PHP-enabled web sites, and it can also be used for storing temporary files.
Also note: In order for your web site to appear when you type your domain name into a web browser, the primary page of the site must have one of the following file names:
- index.html
- index.htm
- default.html
- default.htm
- index.php (for Linux Accounts)
- index.asp (for IIS Accounts)
- index.cfm (for ColdFusion Accounts)
- index.shtml
- index.shtm
If you require a different default document or home page, we can accommodate you. Please let us know what name you require for your site to function properly, and we can configure your web site appropriately. In most cases, it is the easiest to simply rename your default document to match one of the file names listed above. Also, some of the file names listed above are reserved for specific types of files. For example, index.php is used for documents using the PHP scripting language.
Also, these documents are listed according to their “order of precedence”, meaning if your site contains both a file called index.html and a file called default.html, the web server will display the index.html file as your home page.
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