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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used for two different purposes
in H-Sphere:
Virtual FTP Server allows other authorized or
anonymous guest users to download, upload or view files in your
FTP directories on the hosting server.
To access the FTP User or Virtual FTP Server pages, open
FTP/User Account menu:
FTP User
The FTP User page shows your general FTP User
information:
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Login:
your FTP username.
WebShell and
HTAccess are file management and authentication
management tools (see below for details).
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Password:
click the CHANGE icon to change your
FTP User password.
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Quota: the disk space allocated for all your
sites. Click the CHANGE icon to increase or decrease your
quota. When you set your quota to exceed the default free
amount, you are charged for this difference.
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Transfer FTP:
set the monthly traffic for your host
name FTP access. This traffic is generated if you use shared IP
to administrate your account. If you administrate your account
through a dedicated IP, you will run up virtual FTP traffic.
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Group: the group your account belongs to. It is used
for hosting administration purposes.
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Home directory: the path to the directory on the
server where your site is located. It is used for hosting
administration purposes.
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Host name: the back door address. Use it to manage
files in your directory on the server through FTP. To manage files in your directory on the server through
HTTP, use WebShell.
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Domain name: the front door address used by visitors
to enter your site. Click the domain name to go to the Domain
Info page.
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FTP sub-accounts (version 2.06 and higher): internet
users authorized to enter your home directory on the server.
They have full FTP permissions to your home directory, but are
not entitled to enter the control panel. No dedicated IP is
required for FTP sub-accounts. Although each FTP sub-account is
different from the original FTP 'account' login, both have the
same ID. FTP sub-domains traffic is included in the
Total/Summary traffic, however, you can always see how much
FTP traffic has been run up by your 'FTP sub-user'. Also, you
can set the limit for this traffic. To view/change your FTP
sub-account settings click the Edit icon next to his
login.
WebShell
WebShell is a server-side application designed to simplify the task of Unix file management for users new to the Unix
system, as well as to provide a visual and easily accessible
interface for the more advanced users.
Because it works through
the user's browser, WebShell lets you or your customers access the
needed files from virtually any computer in the world. Since
it can be used with a secure web server, you do not have to
sacrifice security for ease of use. You can access WebShell by
clicking its link next to your login name.
HTAccess
HTAccess is a server-side application designed to simplify
authentication management for Apache webserver. It is useful for
beginners and advanced users in giving a quick and easy way to set
or remove password protection and manage access privileges for
selected web site directories. To enter HTAccess page, click its
link next to your login name.
Read the
FTP tips to learn more on uploading your files to the hosting
server.
FTP
The FTP page provides access to the Virtual FTP
Server settings. Virtual FTP Server allows other guest
Internet users to download, upload or view files in your FTP
directories on the hosting server.
By default, Virtual FTP Server is disabled:
It can be enabled only if you have a dedicated IP.
Initially you have a shared IP. To obtain a dedicated IP address,
go to the Domain Settings page and click the Change to
Dedicated IP link. For more details on the difference between
dedicated IP and shared IP read
here.
After you have obtained a dedicated IP, your FTP page will look
as follows:
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Domain name:
the domain name is used by guest users
to connect to your Virtual FTP Server, alternatively to the IP
address.
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FTP: the OFF button shows that your Virtual
FTP Server is disabled. Read the
next paragraph on the Virtual FTP Server.
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Anonymous FTP: the tool that allows guest users to
connect to your Virtual FTP directories, view, download or
upload files. By using the special user-id "anonymous",
the guest user will bypass security checks and have access to
files in your Virtual FTP directory. Read
below on Anonymous FTP access.
Adding New Virtual FTP Host
Now that you have obtained a dedicated IP, click the FTP
ON/OFF button to create a new Virtual FTP host:
This will open a new window:
It's always the same as your FTP User login.
You can get to your Virtual FTP server by the domain name or the
dedicated IP it is mapped with.
Home Directory: the directory on the server where all
your files are located.
Main Password: the password to access your Virtual
FTP server. It's always the same as your FTP User password.
Name of the Server: the name that will appear in the
welcome message when guest users connect to your Virtual FTP
server.
E-mail of the Administrator: enter an e-mail by which
guest users can reach you with their questions or comments.
FTP Vhost
Now Virtual FTP Server is installed and you can view or edit
its configuration by clicking the Edit icon that has
appeared next to the FTP ON/OFF button for the selected
domain.
This will open the Virtual FTP host page:
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Main Login Name: your login to connect to your
Virtual FTP server. It's always the same as your FTP User login.
You can get to your Virtual FTP server by the domain name or the
dedicated IP it is mapped with.
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Home Directory: the directory on the server where all
your files are located.
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Main Password: the password to access your Virtual
FTP server. It's always the same as your FTP User password
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Name of the server: the name that will appear in the
welcome message when guest users connect to your Virtual FTP
server.
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E-mail of the administrator: your e-mail by which
users can reach you with their questions or comments.
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IP Address of the FTP Server: the dedicated IP of
your Virtual FTP server used by authorized or anonymous FTP
users, alternatively to your domain name.
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Virtual FTP Traffic: click the limit value or
the Edit icon next to the limit value to set the monthly
Virtual FTP traffic you expect to run up using the FTP server IP
address. This traffic is generated by all your
anonymous/authorized FTP users.
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Virtual FTP Users: guest users authorized to use your
FTP directory. To add guest users who will be authorized to use
your FTP directory click the Add icon. To change the password
for a specific guest user, click this user's name or the
Change icon.
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Virtual FTP Directories: click the Add icon to
create a folder you can share with your guest Virtual FTP users.
To edit the list of authorized users or permissions to this
directory, click the directory name or the Edit icon.
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Anonymous FTP: click the ON/OFF button to enable or
disable anonymous FTP access to your Anonymous FTP directory
which will be created automatically in your root. Anonymous FTP
visitors will be able only to view and download the files from
this directory.
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Anonymous FTP Upload Facilities: click the ON/OFF
button to create/remove the directory within your Anonymous FTP
directory (see above) to enable your anonymous FTP visitors to
upload the files. After the upload, these files will be
accessible only for you. Be aware that this directory can be
created only when Anonymous FTP access is activated.
Virtual FTP Traffic
You can change the default Virtual FTP traffic limit based
on your expectations:
The traffic that goes beyond this limit will be charged at a
higher excess rate.
Add Virtual FTP Users
To add a new user, enter a new login name and password:
and the user will be added to the database.
Add Virtual FTP Directory
To create a new virtual FTP directory, enter the directory name
and set permissions:
Directory: The directory will be created relative to
root, i.e. your home directory. For example, if you enter
Dir1
this
directory will be created right in the root. To modify this
default, you should also include the path, for example UserDirs/Dir1.
Permissions:
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Read: allow or forbid downloading files in the
Virtual FTP directory.
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Write: allow or forbid uploading files to the Virtual
FTP directory.
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List: allow or forbid viewing / browsing the contents
of the directory. It is usually used jointly with Read.
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Grant Permissions to all users:
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If you set this property as checked, all virtual FTP users
will be granted the permissions you are setting.
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If you leave this property unchecked, you will have to
define which of your FTP users will be granted these
permissions. For instructions see the next paragraph.
Authorize Virtual FTP Users
To edit permissions to the directory, click the name of the
directory or the Edit link. You will be taken to the
Update Virtual FTP Directory page:
If you don't grant permissions for all users, you will have to
authorize each user individually by clicking the Add icon in
the Authorized users section. Here you can add and remove
users authorized to work with this directory and change their
passwords.
Enabling Anonymous FTP and Anonymous FTP Upload Facilities
When enabling the Anonymous FTP access, a special directory is
automatically created in your root directory. This directory can be
accessed by all Internet users to view and download its
contents by FTP.
Anonymous FTP becomes available only after your Virtual FTP
server has been created. You can enable or disable Anonymous FTP
access either from the FTP page or from the Virtual FTP
Host page by clicking the ON/OFF button in the
Anonymous FTP section.
If you want anonymous FTP users to upload files, you
have to enable Anonymous FTP Upload Facilities by clicking
the ON/OFF button. NOTE: This section will appear on the
Virtual FTP Host page only after you have activated Anonymous
FTP. When enabling the Anonymous FTP Upload Facilities, a
special directory is automatically created in the Anonymous FTP
directory.
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