Introduction to FTP and CHMOD
I decided to write this simple FTP and CHMOD tutorial because many people who download my scripts have problems either uploading files or setting correct file permissions (CHMOD) to make the scripts work.
This tutorial doesn’t go in detail on what things are and how they work, but rather explains in a simple manner how to transfer files to your server and how to CHMOD them.
FTP program
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. Just think of it as a way to transfer files to and from a server. To FTP files to your server you will need your FTP login information (FTP address, username and password) which you should get from your hosting company and a FTP client.
In this tutorial I will use the FileZilla FTP client. FileZilla is a very neat and useful program and best of all – it’s FREE. You can use any other FTP client though, they all work in a more or less similar way.
So, go to FileZilla Homepage and download your copy. Windows users make sure you download the .exe file!
Initial Steps
Execute the downloaded exe file and install FileZilla on your computer. The default installation settings are recommended for most users. After installation launch the program.
First of all you need to setup your website. To do that click the Site Manager icon (the very left icon on the toolbar, see Screenshot 1 below) or go to File > Site Manager.
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