There in this article you will learn how to upload website files to your hosting account using the FTP client files Ella with cPanel shared hosting the files Ella quick connect to links.
Your local computer with your hosting account to allow quicker, easier uploads of website files and data. The settings you enter in the quick connect tool can vary slightly based on the type of shared hosting platform you protest.
For this reason, it's important to know which platform you have. If you're unsure which shared hosting platform. You have access your hosting account paid and at the bottom of the domain names card.
You'll see the name of the platform you purchased the directions covered in this blogpost are specific to files. Ella and the cPanel shared hosting platform.
If you're using a different hosting platform. Please refer to the Go Daddy help article that is specific to your hosting platform before you begin. Ensure that you set up your cPanel hosting account at Go Daddy and you've downloaded and installed the files L application to start open files Ella on your computer to link files Ella to your hosting account you'll need to enter four settings in the quick connect tool first in the host field, enter the IP address for your website.
Not sure what your IP addresses. Just log into your hosting account and open your cPanel dashboard your websites IP address is on the left side of the screen right here, right next enter the username and password for your hosting account.
Keep in mind this is the username and password you established when you set up your hosting account and cPanel. It may differ from the one you use to access your Go Daddy account.
Not sure what your hosting username or password are no problem. Just goes to Gateway.Go Daddy.com in a web browser. Click the I forgot link you'll be able to reset your hosting accounts username and password.
Now let's get back to files Ella in the port field type XXI. Keep in mind if you're using a hosting platform other than cPanel. The port number may be different.
The successful status message in this window indicates that files Ella is now connected to your website hosting account the files. Ella screen is divided into two main parts the left side is the local site area where you can see the directories and files stored on your local computer.
The right side is the remote site area where you can see the website directories and files you have stored at your hosting provider in the remote site area open your website root directory or the public HTML folder.
Remember, this article is specific to the cPanel shared hosting platform. Other hosting platforms may use a different name for the web root directory now on the local site side find and open the folder that contains your websites files, select all of the files in your website folder and drag them across to the remote site area during the upload process a series of status messages will display in the window at the bottom of the screen when the upload is complete.
A copy of your website files will display in the remote site area of files, Ella. That said, now that you've uploaded your website files open a web browser and navigate to your domain to see what visitors will see