How to connect to a web server with FTP

Here is a basic tutorial on how to connect to a remote web server from your computer using an FTP client.

Step 1 – Create a new  ‘youwebdomain.com’ folder in My Documents

Step 2 – Get an FTP client:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/filezilla/FileZilla_3.5.0_win32-setup.exe

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a fancy way of naming a program that communicates with the computer where your files are stored with the web host. This allows you to download and upload the files that you will be working on.

Step 3 – Install and enter the following information into the program in the spaces provided at the top of Filezilla.

Host: ftp.yourhost.com OR try www.yourhost.com (also, sometimes the host is an IP address eg: 100.54.224.68)
User: YourUsername
Pass: ………..

You should now successfully be connected to the server. Under the Local (left) panel, navigate to your new folder in My Documents named like your web domain. Find your web files under Remote Server (right panel) and use the down and up buttons to get and put files.

Step 4 – Get a coding program:
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

You could code in Notepad,  but it’s ugly. Notepad++ just gives you a bit more visual styling to the code so it’s easier to read.

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