To use FTP to manage files you will need
three key pieces of information...
1. Your Username (eg. webuser )
2. Your Password
3. Your FTP Host/Server name (eg.
ftpexample.com )
and of course an FTP program
Setting up the Connection
1. Open FileZilla
2. Open File > Site Manager
3. Click New Site
4. In Host, type the name of your FTP server (eg.
ftpexample.com )
5. From the Logontype dropdown select Normal
6. In User, type your username (eg. webuser )
7. In Password , type your password
8. Click OK
You have now just saved your connection
information in FileZilla, if you want you can
open Site Manager again and click on New
Site under Select Entry to change the name
from New Site to something meaningful like,
you.example.com or example.com or anything
that will remind you of what account it
connects.
Transferring Files
1. Open FileZilla
2. Open File > Site Manager
3. Click the site you want to connect to under
Select Entry
4. Click Connect
You should now be connected to your FTP
account and see your files on the right and on
the left, are files on your computer.
Using these two views you can upload and
download by drag and drop by selecting files
you want to upload from the left and dragging
them to the right and vice-versa for files you
want to download.
For files you want to appear on your website,
make sure you always upload into the docroot
which can be public_html or www (both will
work if you have both).
Keep in mind, if you have multiple sites on
your account such as sub-domains or
domains, you should always upload into the
appropriate location for those sub-domains or
domains (eg. /example.com or /example)
Removing Files
1. Right-click on the files/directories you want to
remove
2. Select Delete
Changing File/Directory Permissions
1. Right-click on the file/directory
2. Select File Permissions...
3. Using the checkboxes set your new
permissions
4. Click OK
Remember, never go below 6XX or you may
have issues.