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ftp path tells blogger where to place your blog files on your server. it should be of this
format:
directory/directory/ (be sure to include the trailing slash)
if you're familiar with ftp, your "path" is your web-accessible directory. for example, it
might be 'htdocs' or 'www' or 'public_html'
or, if you want to put your blog in a subdirectory, 'htdocs/blog/' etc.
if all this sounds a bit complicated, try contacting your hosting provider for help. they can
tell you how things should be set up for your specific server.
notes:
• the directory you specify must already exist on your ftp server
• this must not be an absolute path - it should be relative to your ftp root location
on the server.
• start up your favorite ftp program to access your account. if you don't have an ftp
program, or don't know what that is, use internet explorer (on a pc) or firefox
(mac or pc).
• to log in, you'll need to use the username and password that you set up with your
hosting provider (not necessarily the same information that you use to log in to
blogger).
• now that you've logged in, you should see a list of files and/or directories on your
ftp account. look for a folder with a name like httpdocs, www, public_html or
anything that looks like it's supposed to contain web pages. on some servers, the
folder is named the same as your domain, e.g. www.example.com. if you don't see
an obvious candidate, ask your hosting provider where webpages are supposed to
go. for this example, we'll say that the folder was called www.
• once you find this folder name, it will be your path setting, e.g. www/. that may be
all you need, if you just want your blog to be at the root level of your server, e.g.
at http://www.example.com/myblog.html. (this is assuming you're publishing
your blog with a filename of 'myblog.html'.)
• if you want your blog in a specific directory, you can just add that to the end of
the path, like this: www/blog/. this will publish your blog to a location like this:
http://www.example.com/blog/myblog.html. if the given folder does not yet
exist on your account, blogger will go ahead and create it for you.
• once you've got your path setting figured out, you'll need to enter it not only for
your publishing settings, but also for your archiving and site feed settings. most
likely, you'll just use the exact same settings on these pages. some people though,
like to put archives in a different folder, with a path like www/blog/archives/.
when you purchase a hosting service, you should be provided with the address of the ftp
server to use. if you do not have this information or you are unsure about it, please
contact your hosting provider.
notes:
• the default port numbers will be used (:21 for ftp and :22 for sftp). specifying an
alternate port will not work.
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when you're done, save your server details via the save settings button at the bottom, and
republish your blog.
notes:
• the default port numbers will be used (:21 for ftp and :22 for sftp). specifying an
alternate port will not work.
• do not include http:// or ftp:// in the server address or the path setting.
what is ftp?
ftp is the publishing method by which blogger transfers blog files to remote servers, so
you only need to know about it if you are publishing to your own website. if you are
using our free blogspot hosting, the publishing is all taken care of for you automatically.
blogger works with both passive ftp and sftp (secure ftp), but not active ftp. if your
hosting provider only supports active ftp, you can ask them to enable either of the other
versions so that you can work with blogger.
what is sftp?
sftp, part of ssh, is a secure method for transferring files to blogger's servers. it is our
recommended method for publishing; if your host does not currently support sftp, heckle
them until they do!