Downloading an FTP program

Here are 3 to choose from.
They used to be all free downloads and I have no preference as they are all good programs.
WS-FTP
Cute FTP
Ace FTP
Ace is the only one left which is free and you have to look hard down the left side of their page to find the free download.
AceFTP 3 Freeware

Just follow the instructions from the download site and the programs install themselves.


Finding a Server
Free Servers.
There are less and less of these around lately but you can try these.
Tripod
Topcities
150m.com
Before you set up your FTP you will need :
Your ID or Member Name
Your Password
and the FTP address of the site.
(If you have trouble finding the FTP address have a look in their FAQ section because it is one of the most Frequently Asked Questions.)
These are the addresses of the 3 servers listed above.

Tripod : ftp.tripod.com
TopCities : YOURID.topcities.com
150m.com : www.150m.com


Setting up your FTP.

For the purposes of this tutorial I will be using the ID etc. below
ID/Member Name = myspace
Password =12345
FTP Address = ftp.tripod.com

All FTP programs are similar so I will just take you through AceFTP setup.
Set up and upload through Ace FTP

You can now see your site in action by opening your internet browser and typing your url into it.
Using myspace as your ID this is what your url will look like

For Tripod your url is http://myspace.tripod.com/

For TopCities your url is http://myspace.topcities.com

For 150m.com your url is http://myspace.150m.com
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