creating ftp directory??? help?

Question

i was told by a friend that creating a "ftp" directory wasn't hard... if someone can show me step by step i would be in debt. first of all i'm not sure if i'm calling it correctly when i say "ftp" but what i'm lookin for is something very close to this example :

http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/Summary_File_3/

I have my own website from which i can create sub folders...if that helps.

anyone?

Answer 1

What software are you using to access your site via FTP? Dreamweaver? CuteFTP? In that case, it's just like creating a folder on your local machine.



If you're using a web interface like cPanel, though, that's a whole different animal. And if we're talking about tying specific folders to an FTP account, cPanel's FTP account manager will do that for you automatically when you create a new account.



Of course, whether nor not you have cPanel (you should) depends on what hosting company you're using. My cPanel experience is primarily via GoDaddy and HostGator.

Answer 2

Actually they are not ftp directory, they are just a set of directories in your webfolder and hence this is called directory listing. To access files this way, start with a blank folder on your website and then keep all subfolders/files in that. But do remember these 2 things:



1. This may not work if your web host has disabled the directory listing. you will know this if you get a message "access forbidden" while typing the url to access your folder



2. There should be no index.htm, index.html, index.php or default.htm, default.html, etc in the folder you want to access this way. Else these files will be displayed when you try to access this folder by typing the url



3. You may have to add a trailing "/" after the name of folder in url. eg.

......./xyz/your_folder/

instead of

......./xyz/your_folder

Answer 3

I suggest using a ftp client like Filezilla, or a simple one, total commander, that allows you to use ftp connections.

If you're using standard ftp app from windows the command to create a new sub-directory in your current dir:

mkdir new_folder

changing atributes, to make it readable(if needed)

chmod 755 new_folder

Answer 4

It relies upon on what kind of server you're using. Linux or living abode abode windows, alongside with no matter if you your self are thoughts superhighway internet hosting the area or once you're paying a third social gathering to host it.