| WSFTP from Ipswitch Software has been a standard in FTP programs for the PC for more than 10 years. You can download your own evaluation copy here, purchase is required beyond 30 days of use. Here are instructions for setting up WSFTP to upload files for your website. |
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| 1. After you have installed WSFTP, launch the program from the shortcut on your desktop, you will then get the following screen. Click on Open a Remote Connection. |
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| 2. This will launch the Site Manager interface. From here, click on Create Site. |
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| 3. The first screen in the Connection Wizard asks you to give your site a name. This can be any name you want; most people use their domain name as a descriptor. Click Next to continue. |
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| 4. Under Connection Type select FTP and click Next to continue. |
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| 5. In the Server Address window, enter in your ftp server name. This takes the form of ftp.yourdomain.com, where yourdomain is the domain name you signed up for. The example we use here is www.mobiusdonut.com. Click Next to continue. |
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| 6. In the User Name and Password window, enter in the user name and password you were assigned when you singed up with Modoweb. Click Next. |
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| 7. You have successfully configured WSFTP for FTP access. Review and make sure all of your data is correct, use the Back button if you need to make changes. Click Finish to connect to the FTP server. |
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| 8. In the remote view panel, locate the public_html folder and double-click on it, this is where all files associated with your website will go. |
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| 9. To upload files to your new site, simply choose a file or folder from the left panel (which displays local files on your computer) and click the right-green arrow to transfer. You use the left-green arrow to download files from the ftp server to your local computer. For a more in-depth explanation of WSFTP features, please reference the Ipswitch support page. |
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