Archive for the ‘FTP Management’ Category

How to check log activity of my FTP client?

To check the logs of your FTP upload and download activity, you should login to DirectAdmin control panel and click on Site Summary / Statistics / Logs.

How do I edit my website?

If you use Host1Free.com website builder you can access your CMS system using this URL http://yourdomain.com/admin.php. Enter the username and password you created during the website creation.

To edit your existing website source we recommend that you use a decent FTP client, such as Filezilla, CuteFTP, etc., and a good text editor, such as Notepad++.

For CMS and blog systems like Drupal or WordPress you can edit files in the same way, but prior to any edit, please carefully read the instructions provided by the CMS or blog system.

How do I update a folders permissions with read/write/execute (777)?

You can set read/write/execute (777) permissions on your website files using the DirectAdmin server control panel file manager or FTP client, such as Filezilla etc. See How do I edit my website for more info.
777 permission has the following hierarchy for permissions:
r — file can be read
w — file can be written to
x — file can be executed (if it is a program)
…and for user groups:
Owner
Group
World

Be very careful when changing file permissions as you could prevent your website from working correctly.

How to restore a backup?

If you want to restore your backup just do the following steps:
1. Login to DirectAdmin.
2. Locate Create/Restore Backups.
3. If your previously created the backup when you should notice it in the bottom of the section. Also if you have few backups done just select which would you like to restore then Restore Restore Options.
4. When backup will be extracted you will need to select what components you want to restore.

How do I create a symbolic link?

A symbolic link is a pointer to another file or directory. It can be used just like the original file or directory. A symbolic link appears in a long listing (ls -l) with a reference to the original file/directory. A symbolic link, as opposed to a hard link, is required when linking from one filesystem to another and can be used within a filesystem as well.
As Host1Free.com SSH access is disabled you can create the symbolic link using Host1Plus.com web hosting.

Is it possible to hide the .htaccess file in FTP?

You can hide .htaccess two ways.
1. Change to the lowest file permissions.
2. Rename it to any other file name.

What is anonymous FTP?

A host that provides an FTP service may additionally provide anonymous FTP access. Users typically login to the service with an ‘anonymous’ account when prompted for user name. Although users are commonly asked to send their email address in lieu of a password, no verification is actually performed on the supplied data; examples of anonymous FTP servers can be found here.