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Third-Party Web Site Creation and FTP Documentation for Your Shared Hosting Account Web Site

Numerous third-party applications exist for the creation and/or uploading of files to your Windows or Linux shared hosting account Web site. To use these applications, you will need the following FTP settings on hand:

FTP User Name

The user name for your hosting account.

FTP Password

The password for your hosting account.

Web Site URL

http://www.coolexample.com

Remote Web Site Location or Remote FTP Host

Depending on your FTP application, any of the following may be valid:

• ftp://coolexample.com
• ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
• ftp://ftp.coolexample.com/
• ftp://ftp.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/

Root Directory

Leave blank or enter a subdirectory off the root.

For help with a specific FTP application, see the following resources:

• FileZilla
• Cyberduck
• FireFTP
• Fetch
• gFTP
• CoffeeCup HTML Editor
• Dreamweaver CS3
• Dreamweaver MX 2004
• Microsoft Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Publisher 2003

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