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The first thing you will probably want to do with your account is begin uploading your site. There are a number of ways to upload web pages, images, and other files including FTP programs, the File Manager from your account Control Panel, and integrated upload utilities in programs like FrontPage and DreamWeaver. No matter which method you choose, you can upload and download files 24-hours a day, as often as you like. Please see our FTP Resources page for more information on popular FTP programs.

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Whichever method you choose to connect to your server, you will need the following information from your "Welcome Email" to get started:

Your Username - (case sensitive)
Your Password - (case sensitive)
Your Host Address - YourDomain.com or your IP address

("IP address" is the numerical address assigned to your account. For the first few days, until your domain name is registered or pointing to our name servers, this will be the only way you can connect.

Directory Structure

Here is a list of the initial directories that you will find:

	tmp	Daily and archived/compressed raw access log files
	mail	This contains all POP mail accounts and any mailing lists that you create (no need to touch this!)
	public_ftp	This contains the directories for FTP
	ssl	same as the WWW folder - when the server is requested to use secured pages, it uses this directory automatically
	public_html	"Public" directory - where your site files same as the "www" folder
	www	same as the public_html folder

Important! - Please do not delete any of the "top" directories listed above.

When you upload your site to the Internet, you will want to make sure that you name your home page index.html, as this is how our system will recognize your page. Other default pages are possible (index.htm, default.htm, index.phtml), but the default "Coming Soon" page that comes with every new account is named index.html, and will not be replaced unless it is specifically deleted or overwritten by your own index.html.

As soon as a file is uploaded to the web server, it will be available for all to see. If, after uploading a file, you are still unable to see the updated file via your browser, try hitting the "Refresh" or "Reload" button. You may need to manually empty your browser cache to see a new or updated page on your site.

FrontPage Extensions

If you are going to use FrontPage to create and upload your site you will need to "enable" FrontPage extensions in your user control panel (yourdomain.com/cpanel), click the "MS FrontPage" icon, then "Install FrontPage".

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