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Subject
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Folder structure in hosting management of Windows server.
Description
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Understanding the folder structure will enable you to manage
your disk space and mails effectively.The following procedure
helps you to understand the folder structure in hosting
management.
Required Information
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Your website's hosting control panel username and password.
Procedure
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1] Log on to your FTP .
[2] You will find the following folders such as "anon_ftp", "cgi_bin",
"error_docs", "httpdocs", "httpsdocs", "statistics ","subdomains",
"web_users" etc
[3] anon_ftp - This folder contains your Anonymous FTP files
within "incoming" folder.Prohibited
[4] cgi_bin - This folder contains your cgi scripts
[5] error_docs - This folder contains your custom error pages
[6] httpdocs - This folder contains your website files
[7] httpsdocs - This folder also contains your website files
if SSL is enabled in your domain.
[8] statistics - This folder contains your site stats.
[9] subdomains - This folder contains your subdomain content
files
[10] web_users - This is the access folder for a particular
webuser
[ ! Notes ]
In web server terms hosting is referred to FTPing your website
and making your site online.
To FTP, you should have FTP client or software such as ws_ftp
or cute ftp.
FTP and Control Panel user name & password are same.
Avoid FTP ing from public terminals due to security and virus
threats.
Once after uploading your contents, you must remove user name
& password from your FTP client.
You might not be able to access your FTP if your connectivity
is slower.
If you access as ftp.yourdomain.com it will take minimum upto
48 hrs to reflect from the time registration of the domain to
access your Control Panel.
If your user name or password is wrong, you will not be able
to access your FTP.
If your account is suspended due to excess bandwidth usage or
server usage, your access will be suspended. |
