Quick Start Using Internet or Windows Explorer to Upload Your Site

Using Internet or
Windows Explorer to
Upload Your Site
This article briefly describes what an FT client is and how to use Internet Explorer or
Windows Explorer to upload your Web site to your hosting account!
You use an FT client to transfer your Web site fro" your local co"puter to your hosting
account! This transfer is often referred to as #uploading!$
%&TE' Internet Explorer ( does not support uploading to FT sites! If you ha)e Internet
Explorer ( and want to upload files to your site you will either need to use Windows Explorer
*explained below+ or another FT client!
Getting Your FTP Settings
You will need the following information from your FTP settings in order to use Internet
Explorer to upload your Web site:
FTP User Name. The user name for your hosting account.
FTP Password. Your password for your hosting account.
FTP Site URL. The !" of the FTP site for your domain name# for example#
f tp:$$www.coolexample.com # where coolexample.com is the name of your Web site.
If you are "issing any of this infor"ation, you can log in to your -ccount .anager to find
your user na"e, password, and U/0!
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Using Internet Explorer 6 to Upload Files
%nce you ha&e your FTP settings# you're ready to connect to your Web ser&er and start
using Internet Explorer ( to upload your Web site. If you are using Internet Explorer )#
you must use the instructions for sing Windows Explorer to pload Files# which begin
on page * of this document.
%&TE' Your Internet Explorer FT client functionality "ight not be turned on by default! To
enable your FT client, go to Tools 1Internet Options 1Advanced tab, and select
Enable Folder view for FTP sites!
To Connect to Your Web Server
+. %pen Internet Explorer.
,. In the -ddress bar# enter your FTP .ite !". For example:
ftp:$$www.coolexample.com. /ote that you are using ftp:$$ and not http:$$.
0. In the Log On As window# enter your FTP User Name and Password.
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*. 1lic2 Log On.
%&TE' If the Log On As window does not auto"atically display, go to File 1Login As to
open the FT login pro"pt!
Your Web site's file structure displays in the browser window. You can now upload and
download files to your Web site.
%&TE' You should place files in the root, not in sub folders of the root! The root is the ho"e
directory that opens when you first log on!
When you are finished uploading your files# you can chec2 your Web site in your Internet
browser to ma2e sure that your files were uploaded correctly.
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Using Windows Explorer to Upload Files
%nce you ha&e your FTP settings# you're ready to connect to your Web ser&er and start
using Windows Explorer to upload your Web site.
To Connect to Your Web Server
+. %pen a 3y 1omputer window by clic2ing on the .tart 3enu and selecting 3y
1omputer.
,. In the -ddress bar# enter your FTP .ite !". For example:
ftp:$$coolexample.com. /ote that you are using ftp:$$ and not http:$$.
0. In the Log On As window# enter your FTP User Name and Password.
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*. 1lic2 Log On.
%&TE' If the Log On As window does not auto"atically display, go to File 1Login
As to open the FT login pro"pt!
4. Your Web site's file structure displays in the Windows Explorer window. You can
now upload and download files to your Web site.
%&TE' You should place files in the root, not in sub folders of the root! The root is the
ho"e directory that opens when you first log on!
(. When you are finished uploading your files# you can chec2 your Web site in your
Internet browser to ma2e sure that your files were uploaded correctly.
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