TO DOWNLOAD/INSTALL AND UPLOAD YOUR WEBSITE USING SMART FTP IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS
Helpful Hint!
Before you start you will need to have your hostname, FTP username and FTP password which can be found in your online control panel or welcome documentation.A Downloading Smart FTP
In order to upload your website to the internet you will need to download an FTP Client.
Download Smart FTP from here
Run the File
Internet Explorer / Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
(I) Save File
(II) Select Download
(III) Run
Chrome
(I) Open
(II) Run
B Installing Smart FTP
You now need to install Smart FTP on your PC
Read the Product info screen and click Next
Do not amend the destination folder and click Next
Click Install
Click Finish
C Connecting to your website via FTP using Smart FTP
You now need your username, password and hostname for this section
Launch Smart FTP from your start menu
As this is a Trial Version, each time you launch Smart FTP you will be presented with the Activation prompt until you purchase a licence, click OK to continue with the trial version.
Close the Welcome Screen, you may wish to read Smart FTP Tutorials
Enter your Hostname, username and password in the relevant boxes and click GO
| Host : | ftp.yoursupportservices.co.uk |
| Username : | ftp-username |
| Password: | • • • • • • • • • |
D Uploading your Website
You will need to know where your website files are located for this section
File >>New Local Browser
Under Local Browser Navigate to the location on your computer where your website Files are stored (ensure the home page of your site is named index)
Under Remote Site, navigate to the WWW folder (this is always the folder your website files are located in unles stated differently in your welcome documentation) We suggest customers Read the file README_FIRST.txt in the Root of your webspace
Under Local Browser, Highlight your site files (left mouse click and drag over the top of them), you will know they are highlighted when they turn blue
Click the Upload Button
Browse to your website on the internet to confirm it is displaying correctly on the internet