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WS_FTP32 Setup and configuration

WS_FTP is a program you can use to access your web files. Use this to upload and download files. To and From your computer and the web server.

To setup WS_FTP or WS_FTP32 simply use the following screen shots as an example template. The following example illustrates a typical setup where the domain name is ACME.COM.   The three (3) things you must know to configure the FTP program are:

  1. The Host Name is always your web address minus the http:// protocol.  Example:   If your domain name is acme.com, then your ftp hostname would be acme.com.
  2. The User ID is always the name of your domain (leaving off the .Com).
  3. The Password always starts with a capital IP and is followed by 6 numbers.
  • Profile name is whatever you want it to be.
  • The Host Type is always Automatic Detect, and Save Password should be checked so that you don't have to enter the password every time you log on.  However, if there are users that should not have access to your website files, then the Save Password should NOT be checked.
  • You may want to set your Local PC Initial Directory to avoid having to lookup the directory where your web files are stored (on your computer). 
  • All other fields can be ignored.
  • Don't forget to save your profile so that you won't have to reconfigure the next time you access via FTP.

Use the help file included with the program to learn how to uplaod and download.