{"id":12174,"date":"2024-05-06T11:32:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/shared-hosting-quick-start-guide\/ftp-hosting-faqs\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T03:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T03:04:34","slug":"ftp-hosting-faqs","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/ftp-hosting-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FTP Hosting FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is FTP?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File\u00a0Transfer\u00a0Protocol\u00a0is\u00a0referred\u00a0to\u00a0as\u00a0FTP. File\u00a0transfers\u00a0(uploads\u00a0and\u00a0downloads)\u00a0via\u00a0the\u00a0internet\u00a0are\u00a0done\u00a0via\u00a0FTP. Like\u00a0SMTP\u00a0and\u00a0HTTP,\u00a0FTP\u00a0operates. While\u00a0SMTP\u00a0is\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0send\u00a0emails\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0internet,\u00a0HTTP\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0charge\u00a0of\u00a0moving\u00a0web\u00a0pages\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0server\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0user’s\u00a0browser. In\u00a0a\u00a0similar\u00a0vein,\u00a0FTP\u00a0is\u00a0most\u00a0frequently\u00a0used\u00a0for\u00a0file\u00a0uploading\u00a0and\u00a0downloading\u00a0via\u00a0the\u00a0internet\u00a0and\u00a0employs\u00a0the\u00a0TCP\/IP\u00a0protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you provide FTP hosting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We provide premium cPanel hosting service. FTP feature is supported with all our website hosting plans and you may create multiple FTP accounts through control panel. FTP is mostly used to upload\/download web pages on the hosting server. When we setup your hosting account your primary FTP account is automatically created and the login information is sent with the web hosting account details. You can easily manage the FTP accounts through the control panel, you can create or delete FTP account, modify password, point every account to a different folder path. We provide 24\/7 technical assistance for FTP related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose one of our FTP hosting plans and take advantage of our powerful FTP servers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the meaning of Unlimited FTP accounts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It shows that you can use your hosting account to create additional FTP accounts. The quantity of FTP accounts is not limited. You are free to set up as many FTP accounts as necessary. To prevent account misuse, we advise our clients to create complex passwords for their FTP accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which FTP program should I use to upload\/download web pages?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many FTP clients available for free, but we recommend to use FileZilla. It\u2019s free to install, user friendly, fast and reliable FTP program with useful features. Use this FTP client and start uploading your website on our server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use FTP to upload my website? How do I connect to the server through FTP?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes,\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0upload\u00a0the\u00a0files,\u00a0photos,\u00a0and\u00a0scripts\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0website\u00a0using\u00a0File\u00a0Transfer\u00a0Protocol\u00a0(FTP). You\u00a0will\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0an\u00a0FTP\u00a0client,\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0FileZilla,\u00a0to\u00a0establish\u00a0an\u00a0FTP\u00a0connection\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0server. Your\u00a0account’s\u00a0host,\u00a0often\u00a0known\u00a0as\u00a0its\u00a0hostname\u00a0(FTP\u00a0address),\u00a0is\u00a0either\u00a0the\u00a0IP\u00a0address\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0server\u00a0or\u00a0ftp.yourdomainname.com. Update\u00a0yourdomainname.com’s\u00a0name\u00a0servers\u00a0to\u00a0point\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0server\u00a0before\u00a0use\u00a0ftp.yourdomainname.com. Refer\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0welcome\u00a0email\u00a0you\u00a0received\u00a0following\u00a0account\u00a0signup\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0FTP\u00a0username\u00a0and\u00a0password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upload your web pages under the directory \/yourdomainname.com\/
Upload your cgi-scripts under the directory \/yourdomainname.com\/cgi-bin\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is FTP? File\u00a0Transfer\u00a0Protocol\u00a0is\u00a0referred\u00a0to\u00a0as\u00a0FTP. File\u00a0transfers\u00a0(uploads\u00a0and\u00a0downloads)\u00a0via\u00a0the\u00a0internet\u00a0are\u00a0done\u00a0via\u00a0FTP. Like\u00a0SMTP\u00a0and\u00a0HTTP,\u00a0FTP\u00a0operates. While\u00a0SMTP\u00a0is\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0send\u00a0emails\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0internet,\u00a0HTTP\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0charge\u00a0of\u00a0moving\u00a0web\u00a0pages\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0server\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0user’s\u00a0browser. In\u00a0a\u00a0similar\u00a0vein,\u00a0FTP\u00a0is\u00a0most\u00a0frequently\u00a0used\u00a0for\u00a0file\u00a0uploading\u00a0and\u00a0downloading\u00a0via\u00a0the\u00a0internet\u00a0and\u00a0employs\u00a0the\u00a0TCP\/IP\u00a0protocol. Do you provide FTP hosting? We provide premium cPanel hosting service. FTP feature is supported with all our website hosting plans and you may create multiple FTP accounts through control panel. FTP is mostly used to upload\/download web pages on the hosting server. When we setup your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23377,"menu_order":826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-12174","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12174"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12177,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12174\/revisions\/12177"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/23377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=12174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}