Net2FTP is a online FTP client. This will allow you to manage your website's files in your web browser, instead of an actual FTP program installed on your computer. With Net2FTP you can upload, edit, move, copy, rename & delete your files that are hosted with MediaCloud.
Benefits
- Standard platform - no longer have to learn different FTP programs to provide support
- Simplifies for customers - no longer have to install a FTP program at all to use
- Bypasses Outbound Firewall - some businesses and schools block outbound FTP traffic for staff maintaining a website.
Logging In
- Go to http://www.net2ftp.com/
- Enter your FTP details
- FTP server (for example: ftp.yourdomain.com.au)
- Username
- Password
- Initial directory (Not Requireds)
- Click on the Login button
Browsing the FTP server
The first time you log in, you will see the contents of the root directory "/". To go to a subdirectory, simply click on the subdirectory's name. To go up to the parent directory, click on the top row with the label Up.
If you know the name of the subdirectory you want to go to, you can also enter that name directly in the textbox on top of the page, and press ENTER. If you don't know the name exactly, click on View Tree. A window will pop up, which allows you to browse the FTP server and choose a directory.
Double-click on a subdirectory to go to that subdirectory. To go up, double-click on "..". Once you are in the subdirectory you wanted to find, click on Choose. The subdirectory name will be copied from the popup to the main window.
Upload files, upload-and-unzip archives
On the Browse Screen, click on the Upload button to go to the Upload Screen.
There is one column on the left to upload files, and there can also be a right column to upload-and-unzip archives.
Click on the Browse button to specify which file on your computer you want to upload or upload-and-unzip to the FTP server.
Once you are ready to start the upload, click on OK.
The result screen will tell you if the upload was successful or not. To upload a file, you need write permissions on that directory of the FTP server. The file should also not be too big, as on most web servers the execution time of a script may be limited to 30 seconds.
Downloading and zipping
To download a file, simply click on its filename.
To zip-and-download files and directories, select them on the Browse Screen and click on Download. The directories and their contents will be retrieved and zipped. A popup window will ask you where you would like to save the Zip file on your computer.
Note that if the files inside are too big, the script will timeout and you won't be able to download anything. If this happens, try again with less directories and omit those which contain big files.
You can also zip files and email them in attachment, or save them on the FTP server. On the Browse Screen, select the directories and files and click on Zip.
View code with syntax highlighting
On the Browse Screen, click on the View link on the same line as the filename. PHP functions are linked to the documentation on php.net.
Edit text
On the Browse Screen, click on the Edit link on the same line as the filename. Edit the text and press *Save* to save the changes.
Depending on the type of file you're editing, alternative textareas can be used:
- Plain text editor
- Edit text right from your browser; every time you save the changes the new file is transferred to the FTP server.
- HTML editors
- Edit HTML a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) form; there are 2 different editors to choose from (FCKEditor and TinyMCE).
- Code editor
- Edit HTML and PHP in an editor with syntax highlighting (CodePress).
Copy, move, delete
Select some files or directories and click on the Copy, Move or Delete button.
If you copy or move, then choose the target directory. This can be different for each directory or file that you selected. To set all target directories to the same value, enter the target directory in the top textbox and click on the button "Set all target directories".
If you don't know the exact name of the target directory, click on View Tree. A window will pop up, which allows you to browse the FTP server and choose a directory. Double-click on a subdirectory to go to that subdirectory. To go up, double-click on "..". Once you are in the subdirectory you wanted to find, click on Choose.
The subdirectory name will be copied from the popup to the main window. To copy or move files to a second FTP server, enter the FTP server name, username and password on top. You need write permissions to be able to copy or move files to a directory.
Once you are ready, click on OK.
The result screen will tell you if the action was successful or not. If the files were too big, the script will run until the timeout is reached.
Rename
Select directories or files and click on Rename on the Browse Screen. The next screen will ask for the new names. Fill these in and click on OK.
Chmod
Select directories or files and click on Chmod on the Browse Screen. The next screen show the current permissions; select or unselect the checkboxes which represent a permission. Click on OK.
Note that directories are not chmodded recursively -- subdirectories and files will remain unaffected.
Search for words or phrases
Filter out files based on the filename, last modification time and filesize.
Calculate size
Calculate the size of directories and files.
