Uploading Content Using FTP

To publish a website using FTP:

  1. Connect to your webspace on the server with an FTPClosed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. client program, using your FTP account username and password.
    1. The FTP address is ftp.yourdomainame.ca where yourdomain.ca is your actual domain name.
    2. Enable the passive mode if you are behind a firewall.
    3. Connection encryption may be used is desired. FTP, FTPSClosed TPS (also known as FTPES, FTP-SSL, S-FTP and FTP Secure) is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that adds support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocols. FTPS should not be confused with the SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), an incompatible secure file transfer subsystem for the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. It is also different from FTP over SSH, the practice of tunneling FTP through an SSH connection. and SFTP is supported. SFTP port is 2222.

Note: If you have not yet activated your Hosting, or if your Hosting activation has not yet propagated (i.e. ftp.yourdomainame.ca cannot be found), you may connect to your site by IP addressClosed An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing. Please see your Hosting Welcome Email for the IP address in which to utilize.
  1. Upload the files and directories of your site to the httpdocs directory. If you use CGI scripts, place them in the cgi-bin directory.
  2. Close your FTP session.
Note: If errors are encountered while transferring files, please adjust your FTP client to utilize 6 or less simultaneous connections.

You can access information regarding your Hosting Package by browsing to the following, once logged into your Webnames.ca account:

  1. My Account > Manage > Web Hosting menu
  2. Click on your domain name

You can change your Hosting Control Panel and FTP account password from this tab.

You can also set up additional FTP accounts if you need to collaborate on website content with other users. For more information, see the section Adding FTP Accounts.

NOTE:

For FTPS connections, use the port range of 50200-50300 for secure connections.

For SFTP connection, use port 2222.