This guide explains how to upload your website using the FTP program Cyberduck 3. If you do not yet have this FTP client installed, you can download Cyberduck from their website.
1. Launch Cyberduck.
2. Click on 'Open Connection' and enter the following details:
- Type: FTP-SSL
- Port: 21
- Server: ftp.example.com (replace example.com with your own domain)
- Username: your DirectAdmin or FTP account username
- Password: the password of your DirectAdmin or FTP account
3. Click 'Connect' to initiate the FTP connection. If the connection is successful, you will be able to access your server through Cyberduck. From there, you can upload the files for your website directly into the /public_html/ folder.
Change rights with Cyberduck
With Cyberduck, you can modify the permissions of files. Refer to this section if you want to learn more about changing file permissions.
1. Right-click (or CTRL + click) on the file whose permissions you want to change and select 'Info'.
2. Navigate to the 'Permissions' tab.
3. Check the boxes for the desired permissions and close the window to save the changes.