[Closed] Can you access FTP account via an IE browser?

[ebizbuys]

Hi,

Sorry for the probably very basic question but I am stuck.

I have set up an ftp account for my client. The account is called ycm_client with password xxxxxx.

So let me get this right this has created a new directory called ycm_client off the mysite.com (ie.www.mysite/ycm_client) directory.

This client wants his own clients to have access to this directory to upload/download files to this directory.

Can they access this ftp directory via an IE browser without having to get an ftp software like ws_ftp etc?

I thought I would have been able to access it like:
ftp://ftp.mysite.com/ycm_client/ and then enter the username and password in the dialog that comes up? I have also tried with the username and password preceeding the mysite.com.....

Is it possible to do????/

[Archertech]

The solution is easy.

For your client.... make a sub-domain ...

client.yourdomin.com

Now the client can ftp to THIS account and would be redirected to his/her directory on your domain. The method of using IE as an FTP client would be as follows.

ftp://usernameassword@ftp.client.yourdomain.com

or

ftp://usernameassword@client.yourdomain.com

You can check the FTP accounts through your cPanel under the FTP managment tools i beleive ....

Faisal.
http://www.archernetworks.com

[ebizbuys]

Hi Faisal (thanks for your reply)

I tried what you said above.

I have created the subdomain 'clients'.

I have created an ftp account with the same details 'clients' as the user account with a test password for now of abc123.

I have a dummy file in it called cr#p.php. If I go http://yourcomputerman.com.au/clients/ no probs see the directory which has been created although I thought it would have pasword protected this directory but it doesnt? I guess I password protect separately/manually then?

However I can not access the ftp no matter which way I try access it.

ftp://clients:abc123@ftp.clients.yourcomputerman.com.au

and

ftp://clients:abc123@clients.yourcomputerman.com.au

plus another 10 different combinations I have tried do not seem to work. Is there something I have missed or set up wrong?

I know this should be easy but I have managed to make it hard :?

[Stef]

Hi,

try this format:
ftp://username@domainnameassword@domainname
OR
ftp://username%40domainnameassword@domainname (due to prob in IE with double @)

Bye,
Stef.

[ebizbuys]

Ahhhhhhhh. You are a champ Stef.

It was the last one with the %40 converter symbol in it.

Well done. I wasnt even aware of the IE problem with the multiple @ usage.

Thanks for that.

[Stef]

Heheh,
thanks. Whish my boss said the same
To be honest: think I've read about this on this very forum a while ago. Glad it works.

Bye,
Stef.