Uploading Your Site: FTP
The main method of uploading files to your site's account is
by using FTP.
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, because that is what you are doing, transferring
files to a server.
When you sign up with a host, you will probably get an FTP account that lets
you access files in your account (usually ftp.yoursitename.com and your main
account name and password).
Process:
1. You will need this information to upload your site (provided
to you by your host:
•ftp location
•account or user name
•password
2. Then you enter this information through one of the following
methods to Upload file or Download
files:
• an FTP client such as the one built-in to your operating system (on PC
for example CuteFTP or WS_FTP)
• an FTP client such as Fetch
(macintosh)
• by using your web page editor such Dreamweaver.
• by using a browser