FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol – a very popular method for uploading and downloading files between a home computer and a server. With an FTP program such as FileZilla or CuteFTP, you can set up a connection to the server and see its content in one pane, while the files on your computer will be displayed in another pane within the main program window. All you’ll need to do to send files or entire folders in either direction is to select them and then to drag them from one pane to the other. File Transfer Protocol is used by numerous users because you can set up different FTP accounts and each one can be restricted to access just one directory on the server, so a designer, for example, can carry out their job without being able to access any other folder in the website hosting account. Plus, the availability of different FTP accounts will also allow you to build multiple Internet sites with web design applications like Dreamweaver or FrontPage and to upload them to their specific folders on the server.
FTP Accounts in Shared Website Hosting
Our shared website hosting plans will permit you to create numerous FTP accounts with only a few clicks via the Hepsia Control Panel and to define what website files and folders each one can access. There is no upper limit to the total number of accounts that you are allowed to create, so you will be able to have as many as you wish at any particular time. In case you would not like to use a particular FTP account anymore or if a web designer has fulfilled their task and you do not want them to connect to the website content any longer, you can simply remove that account. The Control Panel’s FTP section will permit you to view all currently existing accounts listed in alphabetical order, along with various options, which you can access with a single click. You’ll be able to edit the password and the access path, to download an auto-config file, etc. We also have an in-depth Help database, which can help you manage your FTP accounts if you encounter any impediments.
FTP Accounts in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to create a different FTP account for each one of them, as we haven’t limited this functionality with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. You can accomplish this via the FTP section of our simple-to-work-with Hepsia Control Panel where you can also check the complete list of all the FTP accounts that you have set up, along with the folder that each one of them can connect to. If needed, you’ll be able to update the password for a given FTP account or to update its access path with a couple of clicks of the mouse. You can also delete an account effortlessly in case you do not require it anymore – for instance, if you have hired a designer who is finished with the Internet site and you don’t want them to be able to connect to your website files any longer. For convenience’s sake, we have compiled a number of tutorial videos, which will help you administer your FTP accounts with ease if you have never used a hosting plan before.
FTP Accounts in VPS Servers
None of the Linux VPS hosting service that we offer has any restriction on the total number of FTP accounts that you can manage at any given time, so you can set up an FTP account for each site hosted on the Virtual Private Server, irrespective of whether it’s under a domain or sub-domain. Furthermore, it does not matter which hosting Control Panel you will select when you sign up – DirectAdmin, cPanel or Hepsia, as an FTP server will be set up on the virtual machine at the time of the installation of any of them. If you want different people to set up a connection to the very same folder with their own log-in credentials, for instance, it will take several mouse clicks to create a separate FTP account for each of them. Removing an existing account or changing the folder that it can connect to is just as simple and you won’t have any obstacle, even if you have no previous experience in such matters.