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==Windows command prompt==
 
==Windows command prompt==
Open command prompt (Start button > Run >
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Open command prompt ('''Windows key + R''' to open "Run dialog. Enter '''cmd''' and press '''Enter''').
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Navigate to the folder where your website files are located. For example, if your files are in a folder called "My website" in "My Documents":
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<code> cd "C:\Documents and Settings\[YourWindowsUserName]\My Documents\My website" </code>

Revision as of 15:56, 13 February 2023

If you're comfortable working in the Linux terminal, or on Windows, command prompt or PowerShell, you can upload files to our hosting servers via FTP without having to install a separate client application, and without having to use the control panel web interface.

Windows command prompt

Open command prompt (Windows key + R to open "Run dialog. Enter cmd and press Enter).

Navigate to the folder where your website files are located. For example, if your files are in a folder called "My website" in "My Documents":

cd "C:\Documents and Settings\[YourWindowsUserName]\My Documents\My website"