Configuring Cute
FTP
Based on version 4.2
Please note that there are
a number of older and current versions of Cute FTP
floating around. As a result, some of the
instructions provided here cannot possibly reflect
all the versions, which have been released in the
past 5 years. The only small difference you may
encounter is where some of the options can be found
(depending on the client version you're using). In
any event, everything is pretty well much the same.
Let's get started:
1. Open Cute FTP
2. Select "File"
3. Select "Site Manager"
4. Select "New"
Options
you'll see:
- Label for site: Enter a
name for this account. For example, "My Root
Account."
- FTP Host Address: www.mydomain.com
- FTP Site Username: Your main system login
name
- FTP Site Password: Your main system password
- FTP Site Connection: Port: 21
- Login Type: Normal
Notes
About Cute FTP:
There are a few advanced features you may want to
be aware of. These features may need to be enabled
if you're having problems accessing your site via
an FTP client. The following will explain:
Trouble accessing your site via
FTP:
This can sometimes occur if your accessing the
Internet from behind a firewall, personal router,
or using an Internet connection sharing system such
as NAT (Network Address Translation). This is often
a class case scenario in a home or small office
where several computers are being shared by one
Internet connection. Symptoms include,
difficulty logging in via FTP, and or maintaining a
reliable upload or download session.
Use Passive Mode
instead:
From your FTP main
interface, select:
1. Edit (from the main dropdown menus)
2. Settings
A dialog box called "Settings" now appears.
Select:
3. Connections
4. Firewall
This opens the Connection/Firewall dialog box:
5. Check the box that says "PASV mode."
6. Click OK
Don't touch any of the other settings
Ignore all other settings you see here
except for the "PASV_mode"
setting!
Give it a try and see how it works. If you're still
having problems, you should contact your host to
see if they can make the necessary changes required
for you to access your site via FTP. There are a
vast number of network configurations ISP's
sometimes use, and some of which that can cause
problems for users wanting to access the web beyond
that of a browser.
How to view all files in your account (For
Advanced Users).
Advanced users may want ability to view "all
hidden" files in their directories. While most of
these are critical system files, there are a few,
which can be manually edited by "Advanced Users."
This is done by inserting an entry into the "File
Masking" feature in the client.
Unmasking Hidden Files:
1. Open Cute FTP
2. Go to the site manager
3. Select your account
4. Select "Edit"
A dialog box opens called
"Site Properties":
1. Check the "Enable Filter" box
2. Click the "Filter" button
3. Check the " Enable Remote Filters (Server
Applied Filer) " box
4. In the "Remote Filter" window, type this command
-a
5. Click ok
That's it!
The -a command will unmask
"all" files in your web account.
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