FTP is the File Transfer Protocol. The protocol is commonly used along side an FTP client for uploading and downloading files.
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How do I schedule content publication on a static site?
How do I schedule the publication of new content (in this case, press releases) on my static site?
I am using FTP (FileZilla) on Windows 7 to do the job manually. I am assuming there are some FTP ...
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Can I get Wordpress to upload images etc via FTP instead of the filesystem?
I'm installing a Wordpress blog on a site run from a server farm. We can only upload files through FTP (which gets synced to the web servers). Any file written to the server through the web site is ...
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550 “Overwrite permission denied” when editing a file via FTP
DreamHost recently moved my accounts to a new shared box, and now I can't edit files via UltraEdit's built in FTP client, which messes up my work flow!
What did they do that this is not working now? ...
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Symbolic link of file on ftp server to file on dropbox
Can I create a symbolic link from an ftp server (file on website) to a Dropbox URL? I'm trying and it's seeming to work correctly. My problem is a video isn't playing correctly on my site, but I know ...
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Failure retrieving contents of directory
Currently I have a couple of websites. My problem is that if I login on 1 specific domain with any of my programs (using notepadd++, FileZilla and Netbeans) the program stops at the content listing.
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How can I transfer files from one server to another server using FTP
How can I transfer files from one server http://abc.com to another server http://xyz.com
I do have the ftp passwords of http://abc.com [source server] and destination server.
Which tool can be used?
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Students publishing their websites to Amazon S3
I want students to publish their static websites to Amazon S3. But I can't have them all create AWS accounts because it requires their credit cards even for the free usage tier. I don't mind letting ...
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Managing multiple web servers for clients
I'm looking for a way to manage many combinations of FTP's, hosting company usernames and passwords, and what websites are on what web server.
We manage 3 of our own web servers and some where around ...
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How to limit the FTP bandwidth for one user?
I have no experience in webmastering, so sorry if it is a simple question!
I have a VPS and about 30GB files on it and I am trying to download them to my PC. So for transfering them I made an FTP.
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How Do I Upload Pages To The Server?
I've heard of FTP but I'm not exactly sure how to use it. What's the best way to get pages from my computer to the server?
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Is it possible to setup an ftp server that only allows file uploads? [closed]
Is it possible to setup an ftp server in such a way that only allows users (either registered accounts or anonymous accounts) to upload files and do nothing else (such as delete files, view other ...
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How can I upload or delete files to multi-ftp servers [closed]
Is there a program for upload or delete files to multi-ftp servers.
eg.
Ftp sites:
ftp.a-site.com
ftp.another-site.com
Command:
DELETE a-file From All FTP SITES
Or:
DELETE a-file or ...
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Transferring site from one server to another - good tools?
I'm not a webmaster - I'm a generalist with a strong bias towards development of applications and databases, but currently I'm helping a client I've consulted with before, and they want to move some ...
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How to scan/clean my ftp for malware?
Just recieved this email from my hosting:
Your web hosting account for your domain xxxx has been deactivated, as of 06/06/2012. (reason: terms of service violation - malware/virus)
This ...
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My site has crashed .. anyone have some info?
I booked a domain name for my website from a hosting provider .I gave the domain name , along with ftp details to a freelancer to develop the site in wordpress . the freelancer developped and he got ...
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Deleted files still accessible without www in url
I have deleted all files and all hidden files off my server, there is nothing but log files which cannot be deleted.
Ironically, files are accessible when nothing is there. Cache cleared, multiple ...
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FTP client says directory permissions are 0000
I encountered a problem that appears to be related to permissions (same as this one). When I looked at the permissions of various directories in FireFTP, they all were 0000, which is obviously ...
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Where can I find a good perl script for a cronjob that backs up all files in a specific folder on my webspace?
I want to automate backups on my webspace. My provider allows for cronjobs to be executed once a day. I have already implemented a cronjob that backs up my database with mySQLdumper, using a perl ...
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FTP: Cannot change permission or write to 1 directory via FTP client, but all others are OK
I have a site with loads of directories. They all work fine but one. I can read from this directory but I cannot delete files from within it or upload files to it. I cannot change its permissions ...
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How do I create (or remove) another FTP account for a client in Plesk?
I've currently got a reseller account with my hosting provider that I use for my clients (for their websites).
And I need to add/remove a FTP user, but for the life of me I can't work out how!
Am ...
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Migrating a 20GB website to Netfirms .. Would like solutions
I am a non-profit who is transferring my site to Netfirms and their "plus" shared hosting plan. All they give me is FTP access, and a silly decompressor webapp called "Archive Gateway" that can ...
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microsoft ftp update remote file date
Is there a way to change the file date throw ftp connection on remote server?
as the file is uploaded it sets create date to the date it was uploaded, and i want the file to keep its original date ...
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Cannot change file permission via FTP: '500 - command not understood'
I have an old site that is in danger of being compromised as many of the directories and files have permissions set to 777. However, when I try to change them to 555 via FileZilla I get the error
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Website / ftp management software with easy ACL [closed]
I need to create users and give them ftp access to a specific paths (e.g. mike -> /var/www/html/mike ; bob -> /var/www/html/bob )
I'm using Centos / linux server. Is there any plug & play ...
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If I must turn off passive ports to be PCI compliant, how do I upload my website?
Our company is undergoing procedures to ensure we are PCI compliant.
My site host tells me that they have disabled passive ports in order to pass the PCI scans. This has the effect of disabling ...
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FTP GoDaddy Issues
Is there a special port for godaddy servers?
Do I have to call them to enable ftp support?
I can login w the username and password on the control panel on godaddy.com but not on ftp.
I'm not sure ...
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FTP: 550 Permissions Denied
I'm attempting to upload files to my remote server via FTP, but I continually get blocked from uploading files with "550 Permissions Denied".
The strange part is that it worked at first perfectly, an ...
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Is there a way to retrieve a FTP/cPanel accounts password using WHM?
I know you can reset an accounts password with WHM, but does any one know a way to retrieve an existing one?
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Improve efficiency of web building setup and processes - Wordpress on Mac
Can anyone see any ways in which I can improve my speed and efficiency with the following setup? Or if there are any obvious holes in my building process?
This is for building Wordpress websites on ...
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Quickly deleting lots of files using FTP?
At the moment I'm using FileZilla to FTP to my website. Sometimes, I want to delete a large directory, full of lots of other sub-directories and files. Filezilla seems to go through them all ...
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I see files in filezilla, but the internet denies their existance
I am doing some updates to a 10-year old site, and I am baffled. Everything worked great locally, so I uploaded a bunch of stuff to the server using filezilla. Within filezilla I can see all of the ...
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CSS files not updating on FTP transfer overwrite
I have a weird issue: I have made changes to a CSS document but when I upload it and overwrite the existing file nothing changes - the old file remains.
I have tried this on several FTP clients to ...
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FTP file access problem
I recently got a malware on my website. I have made the backup of the website on my computer and trying to wipe off my FTP. I am trying to delete the root folder but getting this error message on all ...
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Enabling/disabling proftpd accounts with PHP and WHM
I have a VPS with WHM/CPanel which is being used just by me. It's utilizing proftpd. I'd like to, via a PHP script, disable/enable a specific FTP account. I've done this by having PHP call a bash ...
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Use Addon domain within login name for FTP account in cPanel
Let's say I have a cPanel (version 11.30.6 (build 3), cPanel Pro 1.0 (RC1)) shared hosting account for myDomain.com.
I also have several other "Addon" domain names on this account, each with their ...
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How to upload test site without an access to SSH?
Not sure which forum to ask this question though. Well, I have absolutely zero knowledge in SSH and still learning PHP (very basic knowledge). My website is almost done and needed to be uploaded for a ...
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How to upload a web site
So I have been experimenting with web design for the last year and I was always viewing the web pages locally on my machine. Now a friend wants to create a web page and I have already designed ...
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Folder has gone missing on webserver
I was trying to rename a folder on my Linux webserver. I added a double slash infront of older name e.g //foldername. Now the ftp showed this message
Renaming '/public_html/cache/test' to '/test'
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What is the difference between Cloud hosting and cPanel hosting?
I just want to know whether both of these hosting model provides easy to use interface? Like phpMyAdmin and FTP server to upload file from FileZilla?
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How do I transfter files to this SunOS server?
According to the admin of the webserver, I should be able to use Filezilla to transfer files to the server but I am getting an error.
First: I'm able to connect to the remote server using X-Win32 ...
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FTP user permissions via Plesk 10
I have added an ftp user via Plesk. How could I limit the ftp user's permissions so that they can read and write files, but not modify/delete?
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Is there anyway way to transfer .psd files from a windows machine to a mac without exposing other files? [closed]
I need to transfer photoshop files back and forth from my computer (mac) to a girls computer (windows) that I'm working with. The only problem with FTP is whoever is it exposes other files on the ...
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Quick Filesharing Web-App
I need to provide ftp/http services for a group of users such that:
each user has his own password protected area where he can upload files
each user can create user accounts and passwords for the ...
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Is there any web script to compress files on server?
Hey I was just looking for a script to compress all my files on my server through FTP or any other thing. I want to keep the compressed files as backup...
And i know that many hosts support it, but ...
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Cannot alter file permission on server (550). Is this because I have no domain name?
I am building a site on a CMS (modx) for a client who has not decided on their domain name. I have access to WHM so just set up an account with out pointing any domain name to it and began developing ...
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Is there free windows ftp gui client that enable 2 remote locations side by side, instead of local+remote? [closed]
I need FTP client that allow me to move files in the server easily. I want to have side by side 2 server locations. In Filezilla for example I can see local & remote. I want remote & remote ...
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Clearing all FTP sessions
I am receiving this error:
I've closed down all of my FTP Clients (I use Panic Transmit + Coda on my Macbook & Filezilla on my other laptop). And I've locked my FTP and unlocked it again from ...
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Chrome Extension or online tool to access and edit files on server via FTP/other protocols
I recently got a Chromebook Pixel, and find it to be a great alternative laptop to my Macbook Pro, especially for non coding tasks like email etc.
I was wondering if there was any IDE style extension ...
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Wordpress install directory, how to change it?
I have my wordpress installation on mywebsite.com/blog
I now want to turn my entire mywebsite.com site into a CMS by use of the Wordpress CMS, whilst still maintaining /blog as the blog area.
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How to Point a Dreamhost Domain Name to a GoDaddy Server
I have a domain name example.com with Dreamhost. I also own a dedicated server with GoDaddy.
(1) How do I configure the domain name system, so that the Dreamhost domain name is hosted at the GoDaddy ...
