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What ftp information do I need to login?
To login to your ftp accounts you'll use the
following information:
Servername: If the domain has
propagated then you can use your domain name
for the ftp server. If it hasn't, you can
use the server's main IP
address. This information is contained
within your welcome email.
Username: This is the same as your
cpanel username for the account if you're
attempting to log into the main ftp account.
If you're trying to access an sub-ftp
account (an ftp account you created through
cpanel), then the username will resemble an
e-mail address. For sub-ftp accounts, you
will need to use
username@yourdomain.com.
Password: This is either the password
for your cpanel account if accessing your
main account, or the password you set for
the sub-ftp account if accessing a sub-ftp
account.
Port: The port should default to 21,
however if it doesn't, that's the port to
use.
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The public_html and www directories
When you login to a cpanel based hosting
account for the first time, you'll probably
end up noticing that the public_html and www
directories have the same files in them and
it will probably end up confusing you as to
which one to use. The answer? Whichever one
you like. The www directory is not a
directory at all, but in reality a symbolic
link. It works somewhat like a sci-fi warp.
You click on it and you're warped into the
public_html directory. Depending on what
you're accessing the files with, it may
retain the www name as the directory you're
in, or it may show the actually directory
you're in (/public_html). Using either one
will work the same way and you can even use
the www when using paths in scripts if you
like something that's shorter.
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Getting help with FrontPage
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/using/default.htm
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