FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol – en extremely popular method of uploading and downloading website files between a PC and a server. With an FTP software program like FileZilla or CuteFTP, you can set up a connection to the server and view its content in one pane, whereas the files on your PC will be shown in another pane within the main program window. All you will need to do to send files or whole directories in either direction is to select them and then to drag them from one pane to the other. FTP is used by plenty of users because you can create different FTP accounts and each one can be limited to access just one single folder on the server, so a web designer, for example, can do their job without being able to view any other folder in the web hosting account. Furthermore, the presence of different FTP accounts will also enable you to build multiple sites using web design apps such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver and to upload them to their specific directories on the server.
FTP Accounts in Hosting
You will be able to set up as many FTP accounts as you wish with any of the hosting offered by us, because we’ve decided not to limit this service. Thus, you can have multiple sites all at once or provide other persons with access to different folders. Once a specific task has been fulfilled and you would not like that person to be able to access your web files anymore, you can edit the password for the FTP account in question or you can simply delete that account with several clicks and stop worrying about somebody using it once more. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with all website hosting plans, will permit you to see the complete list of the active FTP accounts listed in alphabetical order. It takes only one click of the mouse to administer different options for any of them – to edit the password or the access path, to download an auto-configuration file, etc.
FTP Accounts in Semi-dedicated Servers
You will be able to access your semi-dedicated server account via FTP irrespective of the plan that you’ve picked during the order process, as the FTP access is among the standard features that you’ll get. All our plans include an unlimited FTP account allowance, so you’ll be able to create as many FTP accounts as you want from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel with which you’ll be able to administer your web content too. All the accounts will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Control Panel and in case you do not require a given account anymore, you can simply delete it and prevent individuals who have used it previously from connecting to it again. The latter option is particularly useful in case you use the services of a designer or if an IT person departs your firm and you do not want them to connect to the web files any longer. An elaborate Help section that comprises how-to videos will help you manage your FTP accounts if you have no previous experience.
FTP Accounts in VPS Servers
If you open a VPS servers with us and pick any of the 3 hosting Control Panels that we offer – Hepsia or cPanel, an FTP server will be installed on your virtual machine, since it’s part of the standard software suite that comes with all VPS servers ordered with a hosting Control Panel. This will enable you to set up as many FTP accounts as you wish and to select the folder that each of them will access. If you want, you can even set up different accounts for the same domain name and give a number of users their own personal log-in details to connect to the content. Any of the three hosting Control Panels will offer you the chance to set up, to modify or to delete an FTP account in several simple steps and with no more than a few clicks of the mouse, so even in case you do not have previous experience, you’ll be able to administer an account in a seamless manner.