Editing files by using FTP

You will run into situations where you need to edit certain files that live onyour Web server. You can use the methods described in the preceding sec-tion to download a file, open it, edit it, save it, and then upload it back toyour Web server. That is one way to do it. Another way is to use the built-inedit feature that exists in most FTP client software, by following these steps: 1. Connect the FTP client to your Web server.2. Locate the file you want to edit.3. Open the file by using the internal FTP editor.Right-click the file with your...

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10. Click the Connect button.

This connects your computer to your Web server. The directory of folders and files from your local computer display on the left side of theFileZilla FTP client window, and the directory of folders and files on your Web server display on the right side, as shown in Figure 2-5.Now you can take advantage of all the tools and features FTP has to offer you!Finding and Using Free and Easy FTP Programs. Transferring files from point A to point BNow that your local computer is connected to your Web server, transferringfiles between the two couldn’t...

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4. Enter the FTP server in the Host field.

Host is the same as the FTP server information provided to you when you set up the FTP account on your Web server. In the example, the FTP server is ftp.yourdomain.com, so that’s entered in the Host field, as shown in Figure 2-4.5. Enter the FTP port in the Port field.In the previous example, the FTP port is 21. Typically, in most host-ing environments, FTP uses port 21 and this never changes. However,double-check your port number and enter it in the Port field, as shown in Figure 2-4.6. Select the server type.FileZilla asks you to select a server...

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Finding and Using Free and Easy FTP Programs

FTP Username: username@yourdomain.com Password: yourpasswordFTP Server: ftp.yourdomain.com FTP Server Port: 21Quota: Unlimited MBFigure 2-2:MozillaFileZillaFTP clientsoftware.This is where you need that information. To connect to your Web server via the FileZilla FTP client, follow these few steps:1. Open the FTP client software on your local computer.Locate the program on your computer and click (or double-click) the program icon to launch the program.2. Choose File➪Site Manager to open the Site Manager utility.The Site Manger utility appears,...

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Connecting to the Web Server via FTP

 For the purposes of this chapter, we use the FileZilla FTP client (http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla) because it’s very easy to use,and the cost is free ninety-nine (that’s open source geek-speak for free!).Figure 2-2 shows a FileZilla client that’s not connected to a server. By default, the left side of the window displays a directory of files and folders on the local computer.The right side of the window displays content when the FileZilla client isconnected to a Web server, specifically, directories of the Web server’s fold-ers...

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Finding and Using Free and Easy FTP Programs

Finding and Using Free and Easy FTP ProgramsFTP programs are referred to as FTP clients or FTP client software. Whateveryou decide to call it, an FTP client is software that you use to connect toyour Web server to view, open, edit, and transfer files to and from your Webserver.Using FTP to transfer files requires an FTP client. Many FTP clients are available for download. Here are some good (and free) ones: ✦ WS_FTP: www.ipswitch.com/_download/wsftphome.asp ✦ SmartFTP: www.smartftp.com/download✦ FileZilla: http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla✦...

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Parameters

7. Set the following settings:FTP Username, Password, and FTP Server are specific to your domain and the information you entered in the preceding steps.•  FTP Username: username@yourdomain.com•  Password: yourpassword •  FTP Server: ftp.yourdomain.com•  FTP Server Port: 21•  Quota: Unlimited MBNinety-nine point nine percent of the time, the FTP Server Port will be 21 —be sure to double-check your FTP settings to make sure that this is the case.At any time, you can revisit the FTP Accounts page to delete the FTPaccounts...

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Check the Strength indicator

Check the Strength indicator.The server tells you if your password is Very Weak, Weak, Good, Strong, or Very Strong (refer to Figure 2-1). You want to have a very strong password for your FTP account that’s very hard for hackers and malicious Internet users to guess and crack.4. Type the directory access for this FTP user.Leaving this field blank gives this new FTP user access to the root level of your hosting account, which, as the site owner, you want. So leave this field blank. (In the future, if you set up FTP accounts for other users, you...

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FTP Accounts page doesn’t display a default FTP user in the Account

If the FTP Accounts page doesn’t display a default FTP user in the AccountManagement section, you can create one easily in the Add FTP Accountsection:1. Type your desired username in the Login field.This creates the username of username@yourdomain.com (where username is the desired username you typed and yourdomain.com is your specific domain name).2. Type your desired password in the Password field.You can choose to type in your own password or click the PasswordGenerator button to have the server generate a secure password foryou. Retype the...

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FTP account

View the existing FTP account. If your hosting provider automatically sets you up with an FTP account, then you will see it listed in the Account Management section. Ninetynine percent of the time, the default FTP account uses the same username and password combination as your hosting account or the login information you used to log in to your cPanel in Step...

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Advanced Steps

1. Log in to the cPanel for your hosting account.Typically, you’ll browse to http://yourdomain.com/cpanel to bringup the login screen for your cPanel. Enter your specific hosting account username and password in the login fields and click OK.2. Browse to the FTP Accounts page.Click the FTP Accounts link or icon in your cPanel to open the FTP Accounts page shown in Figure 2...

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Setting Up FTP on Your Hosting Account

Many Web hosts today offer FTP as part of their hosting packages, so just confirm that your hosting provider makes FTP available to you for youraccount. In Book II, Chapter 1, we mention the hosting account management interface called cPanel. cPanel is by far the most popular hosting account management software used by hosts on the Web, eclipsing other popular tools, such as Plesk and NetAdmin.In this chapter, we use cPanel as the example. If your hosting provider gives you a different interface to work with, the concepts are still the same, but...

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Setting Up FTP on Your Hosting Account

✦ View files: After you log in via FTP, you can see all the files that arelocated on your Web server.✦ View Date Modified: You can see the date a file was last modified, whichcan sometimes be helpful when trying to troubleshoot problems.✦ View file size: You can see the size of each file on your Web server,which is helpful if you need to manage the disk space on your account.✦ Edit files: Almost all FTP clients allow you to open and edit files throughthe client interface, which is a convenient way to get the job done.✦ Change permissions: Commonly...

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Introducing FTP Concepts

This section introduces you to the basic elements of File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The ability to use FTP with your hosting account is a given for almost every Web host on the market today. FTP is a way of moving files from one place to another, such as:✦ Uploading: Transferring files from your local computer to your Webserver✦ Downloading: Transferring files from your Web server to your localcomputerYou can do several other things with FTP, including the following, which we discuss later in this chapter: " height="319" width="28"&...

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Using File Transfer Protocol

   Throughout this entire book, you run into the term FTP. FTP (FileTransfer Protocol) is a network protocol used to copy files from one host to another over the Internet. With FTP, you can perform various tasks, including uploading and downloading WordPress files, editing files, and changing permissions on files.Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with FTP, understand what it is andhow to use it, and discover some free, easy-to-use FTP clients or programsthat make your life as a WordPress Web site owner much easier. If...

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