Uploading with FTP:
To connect to your website via FTP to upload/download
files, you will need an FTP Client. Popular FTP Clients are
CuteFTP
and LeechFTP.
Your homepage should be named index.html
or index.shtml. This is the page that will show when someone
visits http://www.yoursite.com. Follow the instructions below
to learn how to upload your file.
- Run your FTP client
- Click the connect button.
- Enter ftp.yoursite.com as the server name.
- Use the user name and password provided in your welcome
email in the username and password fields.
- Connect
- Open up the public_html directory.
- Delete the file in there called index.html
- Upload your index.html file and any other files you need
to upload.
- Disconnect and close the FTP client.
- Point your browser to http://www.yoursite.com and view
your brand new website!
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