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FTP Client: Administration

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Menu Command: Tools > SiteWorx > Administrate
 

This window is used for adding, amending and deleting FTP client profiles. This page is divided into sections to cover this topic easily and quickly.

Adding a Profile

Step 1

Each profile is stored in a different file, but ScriptWorx performs all the hard parts for you. You can have as many profiles as you need, each one for different sites for instance. First, open the administration module, and click the "New" button.

Enter a profile name, but do not use special characters such as periods, commas, colons and so on. Also, do not save a profile with the same name as another, because the latter will be overwritten. You can use a through to z (any case) and 0 to 9. The limit for the number of characters is 255.

Now, enter the directory path of where the files containing your site are, this can be any path that you wish, as you will have the opportunity to change it later.

The following is optional: enter the name of the author of the site - this is helpful if you share a computer.

Step 2

ScriptWorx requires some technical details, however, you should have been supplied with these by your web site host or by your network administrator. If you are unsure about this, please contact them in the first instance.

FTP Server only requires the name of the server, such as ftp.mydomain.com - don't include any characters other than a - z, 0 - 9 and periods. Do not add a period onto the end of the server name.

FTP Port is usually 21, although this can vary.

FTP Username and Password should have been supplied to you, and you must enter them in these boxes respectively. The password field has a mask so that your password cannot be read by a passer-by.

FTP Directory may or may not have been given to you. Normally it's fine if you leave it empty, but if you are on GeoCities or Tripod, you may have to change this value. The timeout value is normally set to 30000, but you can set a higher one if your connection drops frequently.

Step 3

Press the "Save" button, and your profile will appear on the list:

Step 4

Press the "Load" button to start the FTP client.

Editing a Profile

To do this, simply single-click on a profile in the list to load it, and then you can edit each of the fields as to suit your requirements. When you have finished editing the profile, click the "Save" button and it will update the settings for you.

Deleting a Profile

This option will delete the currently open profile when pressed. Single-click the profile you wish to delete from the list, and then press the "Delete" button. The module should update and the profile will no longer appear in the list.

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