How to FTP with Internet Explorer 7 or 8

You will need to have your FTP settings on hand in order to use Internet Explorer to upload your Website. This is the FTP information you will need in order to use an FTP client:

This tutorial shows you how to use Internet Explorer to Upload. You can use Internet Explorer to Upload by doing the following:

Step 1.	Open Internet Explorer.
Step 2.	In the address bar type ftp://username:password@mydomain.com (replace mydomain.com with your own domain). Complete these fields in the Site Properties window below then click Log on.
	Below is description of the fields:
	Username Enter your hosting username here Password Enter your hosting password here
Step 3.	Hit Enter to connect. When you have connected the following screen will display:
Step 4.	Press Alt button, then click on View and then on Open FTP Site in File Explorer.
Step 5.	A popup will display a generic error "FTP Folder Error". Click Ok to continue.
Step 6.	Click with Right mouse button and press Log in as....
Step 7.	Enter your FTP username and password, this is the same as your Hosting Manager login.
Step 8.	Click Log On.

You can now Upload your files.

Once you have connected to a server, you can transfer files in one of three ways:

• Drag and Drop. Click on a file and hold the left mouse button while you drag the file to where you want to transfer it. Select multiple files by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting.
• Copy and Paste. Right-click on a file and select Copy. Then, right-click where you want to transfer the file and select Paste.

The left window is your computer files. The right window is your web server. Locate the public_html directory on your web server. click to open and move all website files here.