Using Web-development applications to transfer files

A number of Web-development applications, including Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver, include file transfer features that enable you to connect to your Web server and transfer files directly from within the application. Typically, in order to configure one of these applications so that you can use it to transfer files, you will need to provide the following information:

Information	Description
Host Name	The location to which you will publish your files. The host name is your domain name, including your domain extension. For example, sampledomain.com or sampledomain.net. If your domain name has not been transferred yet (see the Domain Name Registration and Transfer FAQ for more information), you will need to use your temporary URL instead of your domain name. You can find your temporary URL by logging in to SiteControl. It is listed on the SiteControl home page that displays when you first sign on. For more information on your temporary URL, see Using your temporary URL.
Host Directory or Directory Path	The directory that will hold all of the files for your Web site. This is also known as your "root" directory. Your Host Directory will always be /www. The directory path for the /www folder is: /home/[domainname]/www Where [domainname] is the name of your domain without the www prefix or the extension (.com, .net, etc.).
User Name	The user name for the account you will be using to FTP files. You can FTP files using your Master User account. If you have set up an additional user account with FTP rights in SiteControl, you can use that user name as well. You will need to modify permissions before users can use the FTP account to upload files. For more information on changing permissions, see Setting permissions. Remember that your Master User name is not the same as your SiteControl log in name. You cannot use your SiteControl log in name (customer ID) to FTP files. You can view a list of all your user names and their account types on SiteControl's Users/Passwords page. For more information, see the SiteControl User Guide.
Password	The password associated with your user name. You can reset and change passwords for all your accounts on SiteControl's Users/Passwords page. For more information, see the SiteControl User Guide.