What ftp information do I need to login?
To login to your ftp accounts you'll use the following information:
Servername: If the domain has propagated then you can use
your domain name for the ftp server. If it hasn't, you can use the
server's main IP address. This information is contained within your
welcome email.
Username: This is the same as your CPanel username for
the account if you're attempting to log into the main ftp account.
If you're trying to access a sub-ftp account (an ftp account you
created through cpanel), then the username will resemble an e-mail
address. For sub-ftp accounts, you will need to use
username@yourdomain.com.
Password: This is either the password for your cpanel account
if accessing your main account, or the password you set for the
sub-ftp account if accessing a sub-ftp account.
Port: The port should default to 21, however if it doesn't,
that's the port to use.
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The public_html and www directories
When you login to a CPanel-based hosting account for the first
time, you'll probably end up noticing that the public_html and www
directories have the same files in them and it will probably end
up confusing you as to which one to use. The answer? Whichever one
you like. The www directory is not a directory at all, but in reality
a symbolic link. It works somewhat like a sci-fi warp. You click
on it and you're warped into the public_html directory. Depending
on what you're accessing the files with, it may retain the www name
as the directory you're in, or it may show the actually directory
you're in (/public_html). Using either one will work the same way
and you can even use the www when using paths in scripts if you
like something that's shorter.
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Getting help with FrontPage
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/using/default.htm
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