How do I use SmartFTP to upload my website?

SmartFTP is an FTP client. You can download the software from the SmartFTP website. Once installed you can follow the steps below to connect to your website hosting account and upload your website.

1. Select 'New Remote Browser' from the 'File Menu'.
2. Enter 'ftp.example.com' (replace example.com with your domain name) into the 'Host' field.
3. Enter 'var/www/html' in to the 'Path' field.
4. In the 'User Name' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of 'username@example.com'.
5. Enter your account's password in the 'Password' field.
6. Click 'OK' to connect.
7. Drag the files from your local drive to the relevant remote directory.

If you wish to upload CGI scripts to the account, change the path to '/var/www/' and place the CGI scripts in the 'cgi-bin' directory and the HTML files in the 'html' directory.

Other Questions In This Category

• Why can't I see the files that have been uploaded?
• Why can't I see .htaccess files in my FTP client?
• How do I use FrontPage FTP to upload my website?
• Can I use FTP and FrontPage server extensions?
• How do I use WS_FTP to upload my website?
• More Articles..