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[toan thai]

hi all. i have a question regarding ftp permission. i have a web account with godaddy and would like to set up a upload/download dedicated folder for customers (without them seeing me other web materials). how do i go about of doing that using my existing account? i poked around on godaddy site but didn't understand much of it.

[JD Spears]

Can that be done? If so I'd like to know to. Toan, Who made your website?
JD

[toan thai]

don't laugh. i did it's more like a playground for messing around with designs. i am in the process of redoing my site.

[JD Spears]

Not laughing. Just what I need. Plain, simple to show work. B&A and close-up detail. But I'd like one in flash. How much would you or anybody else charge to build it?

[JD Spears]

PS.. I'm very poor! :-(

[JD Spears]

I meant PS.. Not photoshop. I need sleep.

[toan thai]

sorry, i don't know flash

[pixel_monkey]

toan,

Go to the "Hosting & Servers" tab and select "My Hosting Account" under "Hosting Management". You should see a list of your website(s) on the next page. Select "Manage Account" under "Control Panel" and it'll take you to a new page. Open up the "Settings" tab and select the "Manage FTP Users" icon. Everything is self explanatory from there. The maximum number of users you'll be able to create depends on the type of hosting plan you have with GoDaddy. If you're looking for a reliable FTP program, get FileZilla. It fast and hasn't dropped a connection on me. It's available for all platforms and the price is just right...FREE...

[toan]

thanks, pixel monkey. i tried what you suggested but didn't see where i can create new user name and password. anyways, i added an additional service with godaddy calls "online file folder"

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/email...ng.asp?ci=9022

it's less than a dollar a month and unlimited bandwidth. i can set up user name and password for my clients.

[pixel_monkey]

Hmm...You didn't see this page (attached pic) inside "Manage FTP Users"? That's odd. Online file folder is convenient, but the max disk space you can get is only 2 gigs. I'll max that out fairly quickly. Setting FTP account is a lot better. It lets you use all the disk space that comes with your account. In my case, the whole 100 gigs. Don't forget you can also access FTP through the Godaddy main site even you don't have FTP installed in the computer, so it's pretty much files to go anywhere.

[ratz]

Toan, great website! You do nice work! I love how simple the site is!

[toan thai]

pixel monkey,

i don't see "Manage FTP Users" after click "settings". the icons i see are:

account login, domain management, frontpage ext, 404 error behavior, change domain name, dns manager and ssl. no "manage ftp users." maybe you have different type of service. that's ok, i will use "online file folder" for now. i just want to send a link; clients sign in and upload. simple


ratz,

thanks. it's a temporary website. i am in the process of redoing my site.

[pixel_monkey]

I see. Your plan must be running on Window server then. Call Godaddy and ask them to switch you over to Linux. It gives you an additional 10 FTP accounts. Linux also supports PHP. You might not need PHP now, but if you're going to build a more sophisticated website, chances are you'll need a server that supports PHP. What you have going on with your clients works just fine though.

[toan]

thanks, pixel monkey. very useful info. i'll look into this. what hosting plan do you have with godaddy? i have a "Deluxe Plus Hosting" plan which is $10/month. not sure if "manage ftp users" is part of this plan.

[pixel_monkey]

Not sure why you have to pay $10/month. The deluxe plan is under $7 even on a month to month basis. GoDaddy also has coupon codes all over the web. Do a search on Google next time you renew and you could get it for $5/month. I just checked my order history and I paid $60.44 for the whole year for the deluxe. I also noticed that they've increased my storage space from 100 gigs to 150 gigs. Boy...that's a lot of storage space. Your plan comes with 10 extra FTP accounts on Linux server.

[toan thai]

i just realized that i logged in with a different account (toan) by accident that i signed up 4 years ago. i didn't even remember it. maybe i should switch back to it so i wouldn't look like a newbie

$10/month was the original price long time ago. i just need to talk to them and switch my plan. i'll talk to them about the linux server. i am very glad told me about this matter.

[pixel_monkey]

I noticed that, too. Wish I remembered the password to the account I created back in 2002. Glad I could help.

[toan thai]

pixel_monkey. thanks buddy. i called godaddy yesterday and within 1 minute, they switched me over to linux server. now i am proud daddy of bunch of little ftp users. also cheaper.

[pixel_monkey]

Awesome. Glad everything worked out.