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Below is your check list before you start: | Below is your check list before you start: | ||
#You have FTP webspace (i.e. your provider allows you to use FTP to place files in your webspace) | |||
#and an [[FTP tool]] (use this cross-reference to get more information) | |||
From your webspace provider you will be given: | From your webspace provider you will be given: | ||
*FTP server name (this is the name that is equivalent to the w.x.y.z format Internet Protocol (=IP) address in the screen-shot below) | *FTP server '''Host name''' (this is the name that is equivalent to the w.x.y.z format Internet Protocol (=IP) address in the screen-shot below) | ||
*FTP Port (in most cases port 21 is reserved for file transfer clients) | *'''FTP Port''' (in most cases port 21 is reserved for file transfer clients) | ||
*username (controls access to the directories you can update) | *'''username''' (controls access to the directories you can update) | ||
*password (do not disclose this when you ask questions on the support forum) | *'''password''' (do not disclose this when you ask questions on the support forum) | ||
*webspace folder / directory (could be something like "public_html" which is the FTP root for the file and folder structure you will create, that is different to the root when you look at the | *'''webspace folder / directory''' (could be something like "public_html" which is the FTP root for the file and folder structure you will create, that is different to the Universal Resource Locator (=URL) root when you look at the file through the browser's port) | ||
For a simple set-up, a server that uses a ''Linux'' environment is normal for displaying standard Cumulus pages (although some people use a server on their own machines using a ''Windows'' environment). | For a simple set-up, a server that uses a ''Linux'' environment is normal for displaying standard Cumulus pages (although some people use a server on their own machines using a ''Windows'' environment). | ||