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What username do I use for FTP?
For the main account, or any resold accounts you create, the username of the account can be used for FTP access. FTP sub-users that you can create in Cpanel would use 'userna...
Last Modified: 2003-08-24 Number of views: 2281
What are all these directories I see in my account?
/home/username/public_html is where you place your web files. Anything you place in this folder will be viewable on the web. /home/username/www is the same as public_html.&n...
Last Modified: 2003-07-31 Number of views: 2341
Can I use FTP before my domain has propagated?
Yes you can. To do this you must use your IP  from your setup email as the FTP address. Login with your username and password. Once the domain has propagated you can use...
Last Modified: 2003-07-30 Number of views: 2130
I just uploaded something and I can't see it! What's going on??
Once in a while, when you've just uploaded a file via FTP, it won't show up on the list of files in your FTP client. Try refreshing. In CuteFTP: Either press F5 or...
Last Modified: 2003-07-11 Number of views: 2020
What is Ftp?
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is the standard manner by which files are transferred from one computer to another. FTP is the recommended way to upload files to our...
Last Modified: 2003-07-11 Number of views: 2109
What software do I need to use FTP?
In order to use FTP, you'll need an FTP client. The two most popular clients are CuteFTP and WS_FTP. A learning edition of WS_FTP is free and available for download here ...
Last Modified: 2003-07-11 Number of views: 2119
What are my default FTP account settings?
Your account (and for resellers, every account you create from your WHM account) comes with default FTP settings already in place. To utilize the default settings, you would e...
Last Modified: 2003-07-10 Number of views: 31624
What is anonymous FTP and how do I use it?
Anonymous FTP allows you, and others you give permission to, to access your "public_ftp" folder. You can permit for this type of access in one of two ways:1. ftp://ftp.yourd...
Last Modified: 2003-07-10 Number of views: 30238


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