Need help with my FTP

[dt236]

Hi All,

I dont really know much about website development....

i recently purchased a domain from BT and was give 50 mb free space...i got someone to develop a website for me professionally..

1, i need to how the website designer can access my BT temporary work space and also my domain

2, how do i upload the website to my webspace...i tried using the ftp through business center but it is not letting me go into the public folder for some reason..and giving me error message saying access restricted...even though i am using the correct login details to access the ftp...

can anyone help?

[Tracey]

Hi dt236,

Please login to the WebsiteOS BT Website. Put in Username (which is your Account number) and password to login. Once there, go "Domain Maintenance" on the left, and on the next page you will see a link that says "Launch Hosting". Click on that to get to WebsiteOS.

Please use Easy Site Wizard or Easy Site Wizard Professional application to build your site. You can publish your newly created website at "build your site" stage of the Easy Site Wizard to the webspace (button "Publish" at the top task bar). 

Here is the correct URl to gain FTP access via the browser to the website:FTP Access - this will then prompt you for a username and a password - your domain is your username and the password has been provided to you.

Hope this is of help

Tracey

BT Forum Moderator

[dave]

Unless you are still using Internet Exporer 6, this link will not work due to modern browsers not supporting FTP in this manner.

You will find it a lot easier to use a proper FTP program such as Filezilla or similar, whixh you can find for free.

[whoknows]

Hi,

Does you web designer use a design package such as Dreamweaver?  If so within there is a FTP function that would allow him/her to upload to your webspace.  

In Dreamweaver it asks  for:

FTP Address of Web Server - this is usually  "domainname.co.uk" (or a version of this)

What Folder on the Server you want to store the files -   usually "/public"   

FTP Login - again usually  "domainname.co.uk"  -  same as above for FTP Address

Password - 

I have this set up in Dreamweaver and at a press of a couple of buttons, i can upload my files......its a dream  (oooh, bad pun - sorry!)

I have also set up a friends FTP in Dreamweaver in the same way (not hosted on BT) and it worked...

Hope this helps....

[agowans]

FTP Details

FreeSpace:

FTP Host - ftp://ftphost.btconnect.com

Username - (your-domain-name) [ the bit after http://home.btconnect.com/ ]

Password - (set by user)