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How do I upload my website with a web browser?

There are a number of ways you can upload your website. You can use File Transfer Protocal (FTP) with web browsers such as Internet Explorer.

Note:

BT do not recommend web browsers be used for FTP uploads because they often have a limited feature set and security vulnerabilities when used in conjunction with FTP.

For further information on using FTP clients to upload files to your website, please see What is an FTP client?

Uploading via Website Centre

You can use the Website Centreto upload your website. Click on the Access FTP link at the top of the page. This supplies your login details to your browser and attempts to start an FTP session if your browser is FTP-enabled.

Note:

Internet Explorer 7 is not FTP-enabled.

Uploading via FTP using your web browser

You need your FTP login details if you are connecting via a web browser. These are in a different format depending on whether you have the free web space or a standard or advanced BT Web hosting product.

Note:

The following steps only work if you are using the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer 5 (PC)
• Internet Explorer 6 (PC)
• Safari (Mac 0S X)

To find out what version of Internet Explorer you are using, launch Internet Explorer and select About Internet Explorer from the Help menu. A dialog is displayed, showing the version number.

To upload your website:

1. Type the following FTP address into the address bar of the browser: ftp://primarydomain.xx.xx:password@ftp.primarydomain.xx.xx
   
   For example, if you had an account with these details:
   
   Primary domain: mydomain.co.uk
   Website address: www.mydomain.co.uk
   FTP password: password10
   
   You would type: ftp://mydomain.co.uk:password10@ftp.mydomain.co.uk
   
   These details log you in to your FTP account, where you can upload and download files.
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3. Open My Computer at the folder containing the files you wish to upload. Note:
   
   Any files you want visitors to your website to see should be placed in the /public folder.
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5. Click and hold the left mouse button on one of the files, drag the mouse over to the Internet Explorer window, then release the mouse button.
   
   You can either resize the My Computer and Internet Explorer windows so the contents of both are visible at the same time, or, if Internet Explorer is hidden behind the My Computer dialog, drag the file over the button for Internet Explorer on the taskbar and hold it for a moment. Internet Explorer then jumps to the front.
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7. To download, right-click on a file, select Copy to Folder from the pop-up menu displayed and select a destination folder for the files.

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