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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)
#You have File Transfer Process (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)
#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 '''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 - see the notes below it)
*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 - see the notes below it) (N.B. Some servers might have several names at a single IP location).
*'''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)