What is FTP and what are the requirements for connecting FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), is a way of moving files from one machine to another. FTP is the most common way to update a web site with contribute.
To connect to an FTP server with Contribute, you must have the following basic information:-
1.The site address:- Example: http://www.domain.com . The site address is the URL which you use to navigate to a site in a browser. When you put a URL address into a browser, the browser looks to the HTTP server for that information.
2.The FTP server address:- The FTP server address may have an ftp prefix, such as ftp.domain.com, or it may look like a standard url, such as www.domain.com .
3.User name and password:- FTP account information which may differ from other server login information.
4.The location of the web files on the server:- You have to upload the web files for your website to the web directory for your website . For example, /public_html/ means that your website’s files are contained in a folder called public_html, which is in the root folder(/home/username) of the website.