{"id":36,"date":"2018-09-06T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/uncategorized\/setting-up-ftp\/"},"modified":"2018-09-06T13:37:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T13:37:08","slug":"setting-up-ftp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/uncategorized\/setting-up-ftp\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up FTP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"level1\">\n<p>There may be times when you need to place files onto your space on your Web server. There are a number of scenarios when this might be necessary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\">You&#8217;re working with an application that allows you to install plugins\/extensions, but the files need to be manually moved to the server in order to add them. (Note: This is NOT required with WordPress which allows you to install plugins through the backend in your browser.)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\">You&#8217;ve developed a custom site\/pages using a Web design program, and you need to upload the files you created to the server<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\">You&#8217;re installing an application that isn&#8217;t part of\u00a0<a class=\"wikilink1\" title=\"cpanel:applications-available-in-installatron\" href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/#applications-available-in-installatron\">the applications in Installatron<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One way to upload files is by using\u00a0<a class=\"wikilink1\" title=\"cpanel:accessing-your-files-through-the-file-manager\" href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/accessing-your-files-through-the-file-manager\/\">the File Manager<\/a>\u00a0that is part of\u00a0<a class=\"wikilink1\" title=\"cpanel:introduction-to-cpanel\" href=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/support\/cpanel\/introduction-to-cpanel\">cPanel<\/a>. However, sometimes you&#8217;ll find it easier\/necessary to use\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>, or File Transfer Protocol, to move files to the server. This can be particularly useful if you&#8217;re working with a Web space where you&#8217;re not the owner (so you don&#8217;t have access to the File Manager in cPanel) or if you need to provide file access to someone else to your space on the Web server.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"what-exactly-is-ftp\" class=\"sectionedit2\">What exactly is FTP?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"level2\">\n<p>File Transfer Protocol is a method that allows you to remotely move files to a Web server from another location \u2013 usually your local\/personal computer. Using a pre-defined\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account (with a username and password), you can configure an\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0client (a program you run on your computer that allows you to transfer files via\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0clients that you can use; some are free and some are not. A few free ones you might consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\"><a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">FileZilla (Mac &#038; PC)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\"><a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"http:\/\/cyberduck.io\/\" href=\"http:\/\/cyberduck.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CyberDuck (Mac &#038; PC)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the purpose of this tutorial, we&#8217;ll show you how to set up\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0in FileZilla, but you should be able to generalize these instructions to use in any\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0client.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"get-information-about-your-ftp-account\" class=\"sectionedit3\">Get Information about Your FTP Account<\/h2>\n<div class=\"level2\">\n<p>If you&#8217;re FTPing to your own space on the Web server, or if you&#8217;re setting up an\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account for someone else to use to\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0to your space, you&#8217;ll need to start by getting information about the\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0credentials from cPanel:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\">Login to domains.skidmore.edu.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level0\">\n<div class=\"li\">In the\u00a0<strong>Search Box<\/strong>\u00a0at the top of the page, search for \u201c<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u201d, and click the\u00a0<strong><abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Accounts<\/strong>\u00a0icon that appears.<a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ftp-accounts.001.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-319\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ftp-accounts.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"ftp accounts.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level0\">\n<div class=\"li\">You&#8217;ll have the option to create a new\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account, or you can scroll down the page to find the credentials for the default\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account. If you want to create an account, fill out the\u00a0<strong>Add\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Account\u00a0<\/strong>form with a username and password. By default, the new\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account will be limited to a directory with the same name as the account you&#8217;re creating. You can change this to a different directory, if you want to grant this account access to a different location.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>NOTE: Make sure you know\/remember the password you enter.<\/strong>\u00a0When you&#8217;re done, click\u00a0<strong>Create\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Account<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/create-ftp-account.001.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-320\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-320\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/create-ftp-account.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"create ftp account.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level0\">\n<div class=\"li\">Once you&#8217;ve created the new account, you&#8217;ll see it appear in the list at the bottom of the\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Accounts page. In addition to any accounts you&#8217;ve created, in the Special\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Accounts section, you&#8217;ll see the default\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Account. You&#8217;ll know this account because the username corresponds to your cPanel username. This\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account has full privileges to access any space on your Web server.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ftp-account-name.001-e1458332983646.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-321\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-321\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ftp-account-name.001-e1458332983646-1024x548.jpeg\" alt=\"ftp account name.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level0\">\n<div class=\"li\">For whichever account you need credentials for, click the\u00a0<strong>Configure\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0Client<\/strong>\u00a0link.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level0\">\n<div class=\"li\">Write down the username, server, and port information that appears. You will need to use this (or you will need to provide this to the person you are giving\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0access) along with the password you created in Step 3 in order to configure your\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0client.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ftp-configuration.001-e1458333326969.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-322\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ftp-configuration.001-e1458333326969-1024x435.jpeg\" alt=\"ftp configuration.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"configure-ftp-in-your-ftp-client\" class=\"sectionedit4\">Configure FTP in Your FTP Client<\/h2>\n<div class=\"level2\">\n<p>Below are links to tutorials for setting up both FileZilla and CyberDuck to connect to you\u00a0<abbr title=\"File Transfer Protocol\">FTP<\/abbr>\u00a0account.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\"><a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"http:\/\/www.siteground.com\/tutorials\/filezilla\/filezilla_management.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siteground.com\/tutorials\/filezilla\/filezilla_management.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">FileZilla Configuration Instructions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"level1\">\n<div class=\"li\"><a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/trac.cyberduck.io\/wiki\/help\/en\/howto\/ftp\" href=\"https:\/\/trac.cyberduck.io\/wiki\/help\/en\/howto\/ftp\" rel=\"nofollow\">CyberDuck Configuration Instructions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There may be times when you need to place files onto your space on your Web server. There are a number of scenarios when this might be necessary: You&#8217;re working with an application that allows you to install plugins\/extensions, but the files need to be manually moved to the server in order to add them. 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