Aug 07 2008
Posted by admin2 under Lunarpages Setup tips
Lunarpages: Setup an FTP Account the Easy Way
What is FTP all about? It stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is the TCP/IP standard way of transferring files across the Internet and between computers.
An FTP account is the quickest and easiest way for you to get content up to your hosting account and down from your hosting account. If you need to transfer many files, using an FTP client is the best way to accomplish this. From cPanel in the FTP Manager, you can create FTP accounts, which allow users to access the files of your web site with an FTP client.
Here are the steps to get your new FTP account setup.
1. To access the FTP Manager, click on the icon above the words FTP Manager on the main screen of your cPanel interface.
2. Click on FTP Accounts.
3. To add an FTP account, click on Add FTP Account.
4. Enter the user name for the new FTP account in the blank field next to where it says “login:”. Next, enter the password for the new FTP account in the blank field next to where it says “password:”.
5. You want to put in the directory which the account will have access to in the blank field next to where it says “directory:”.
6. Click on where it says “create” to create the new FTP account.
Now your FTP account is setup and ready to test out. Plug it into your favorite FTP client of choice and if you followed the steps correctly you should be up and running.