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Step 1

1. In the address bar enter your host address: ftp.yoursite.com
   
   
   
   

Step 2

2. Enter your Username and Password
3. Port: 21
   
   
   
   

Step 3

4. Click the green arrow after the address bar to connect to the FTP host account.
   
   
   
   

Step 4

5. You will know you are connect by seeing the tab that displays your FTP address
6. Your site will automatically be listed in Favorites - Quick Connect
   
   
   
   

Video Guide to Setting Up Your FTP Hosting Account in SmartFTP

Transferring Files Using SmartFTP

Step 1

1. Click Favorites - Quick Connect
2. Click on your site to connect to your FTP account
   
   

Step 2

3. Click File - New Local Browser to locate files on your computer
   
   

Step 3

4. SmartFTP should now look like the image below. The files on the top are on your computer, the files on the bottom are on your FTP server.
5. Under Folders browse the files on your computer to find the ones you will be transferring.
   
   

Step 4

6. Move to the bottom where the FTP server files are.
7. If the Log box is viewable - click the x in the corner to remove it.
   
8. Double click the public_html folder to open it. This is where your website files will be stored.
   
   

Step 5

9. Highlight the file(s) on your local computer that you will be transferring to the hosting server. You can transfer multiple files by holding down the CTRL key and clicking on each file.
10. Drag the file(s) into the bottom server box and drop them into the public_html directory. You can also click the blue download arrow in the middle.
    
    

Step 6

11. If SmartFTP detects another file in the directory with the same name you will receive this warning message.
12. Choose the appropriate one for your situation.
13. You can check the box to always do that particular action. Then the warning box will not displayed, but be careful not to overwrite something you need.
    
    




Step 7

14. To download files that are on the server to your computer you just do the opposite of the local FTP file transfer.
15. Select the file(s) you would like to download.
16. Drag the file(s) and drop them in the window with your computer files.
17. You can click the blue upload arrow in the middle to accomplish the task also.
    
    
    
    

Video Guide to Transferring Your Files Using SmartFTP

How To Manage Files and Set Permissions/CHMOD in SmartFTP

Guide to Creating a Directory in SmartFTP

1. In the server window right click your mouse and choose New - Folder
   
   
   
   
2. A new folder will appear. Type in the name for the directory.
3. Your new directory is now created.
   
   

Guide to Renaming a Directory in SmartFTP

4. Right click on the directory you would like to rename.
   
   



5. Type the new name in the box.
6. Your directory is now renamed.

Guide to Deleting a Directory in SmartFTP

7. Select the directory you would like to delete.
8. Right click and choose delete.
   
   
   
   
9. You will be prompted to confirm the file deletion.
10. Choose Yes.
11. Your file is now deleted.
    
    




Guide to Locating File Permissions in SmartFTP

12. Select the file you would like to change the permissions/CHMOD on.
13. Right click with your mouse and choose Properties/CHMOD.
    
    

Guide to Setting File Permissions/CHMOD in SmartFTP

14. Click the boxes below to change the permissions for each User, Group or Others.
15. If you know the numeric value of the CHMOD, such as when installing scripts. You can enter it directly into the permissions box.
16. Click OK and your file permissions are set.
    
    

Video Guide to Managing Your Files in SmartFTP

This FTP tutorial has provided you with the basic skills to perform the actions necessary to use SmartFTP for file transfer. We hope you have learned form it and we welcome your questions or suggestions.