host server connection help!!

[jc4life]

Hi.
A friend asked me to make a total reconstruction of a his website. Problem is, I don't know the procedure for making file uploads to the host server, and the like. How do I connect to the host machine, and more importantly to the "mywebdirectory"? Are there like specific protocals for this kind of thing? I intend to update the pages from home and just have to upload the files later on, and of course delete the current ones. Thanks.

[Thirsty Ferret]

Yes, there is a special protocol, called the File Transfer Protocol, or FTP.

You can access this using either a dedicated FTP program (e.g. SmartFTP) or Internet Explorer. You will need to know the login username and password, and the address to put in (e.g. ftp.domain.com) ((if using IE, make sure you use ftp:// before the address)).

[jc4life]

Thanks a lot Thirsty Ferret. Didnt know that I could also use Internet Explorer.