The process of uploading content for your website using
WinSCP is given below:
1. Open WinSCP.
2. Provide the Host name,
User name and Password information, set Port number to 21
and click the Save button.
IMPORTANT
In case of websites hosted on Scubez.Net's
Linux Hosting Servers, uploading content is allowed only through SFTP.
Hence, you need to choose the SFTP option from the File
protocol dropdown menu.
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3. Confirm the entry as shown below.
4. In the Stored sessions
section, select yourdomainname.com and click the Login button.
5. Once connected, open the Web folder
by double-clicking it.
6. Select the desired files in the left window
and from the Files menu, click Copy.
7. Confirm the file transfer by clicking the Copy
button.
The files will be transferred to the remote server.
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Enabling Active/Passive mode FTP
Different modes of data connection can be used during FTP.
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The data
connection mode can be modified in WinSCP client as follows:
a. Under Stored sessions,
select yourdomainname.com and click the Edit button.
b. Select the Advanced options check box.
c. By default, the data connection mode is set to
Active mode. Click Connection and select the Passive mode check
box.
d. Click the Save button.
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NOTE: In case you are unable to connect via FTP, there
maybe several factors responsible for it.
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