# Selteco FTP Client Help

Selteco FTP client allows you to upload and download files from your remote website.

## Setting up a new connection

Before you connect to your website you have to obtain the following FTP details from your hosting company:

- User name
- Password
- Host name (usually the name of your website, for example www.yourwebsite.com or ftp.hostingcompany.com)
- Port number (optional, usually 21)

Choose File > New to create a new connection. Type connection details and click OK.

Click OK to try to connect to your website. If the connection is successful the list of files on the remote website will open in the right pane (with yellow background)

## Browsing the website (right pane)

Using mouse:

Double-click on the folder to open it. Double-click on the ".." to go back.

Using keyboard:

Use arrow keys to select the item, press Enter to open the folder. Press Backspace to go back.

## Uploading files

To copy local file to the website select it in the left pane and choose Manage > Upload File.

You can also drag a file and drop it in the right (yellow) pane

## Downloading files

To copy remote file to your hard disk select it in the right pane and choose Manage > Download File. The file will download to the current folder selected in the left pane.

## Browsing the local system (left pane)

Using mouse:

Double-click on the folder to open it. Double-click on the ".." to go back. Double-click a file to edit in.

Using keyboard:

Use arrow keys to select the item, press Enter to open the folder. Press Backspace to go back. Press Enter to edit a file.

Choose Connection > Local Folder to browse and change the local folder.

## Website files and folder

After you open the website you will see a list of folders and files. Ask your hosting provider where you should place your HTML files. If you are not sure try to locate the folder with the default file (usually named index.htm, index.php or default.asp).

## Default file

If the URL contains no file (for example http://www.yourwebsite.com/subfolder/) the browser will use the default file in the folder to display the page. The default file is named index.htm, index.html, index.php or default.asp. Ask your hosting provider to find out what is the default file name.

## Flash based website

Flash websites contain 2 files: index.htm (the default file) and Flash file with .swf extension (for example content.swf). Index file tells the browser to load the Flash content into browser window. When uploading your Flash website you have to upload both files.

## Sorting files

By default files are sorted by name, you can click on the column header to sort files by date or by size.

## Saving and opening connection profiles

Choose File > Save and File > Open to store and restore connection details (connection profile) with user name, password and host name. You can also save startup (initial) folders on remote server and on local disk.

## Connecting and disconnecting

FTP client will try to establish the connection when the profile is open. Choose Connection > Disconnect and Connection > Connect if the connection is lost and you have to establish it again. Some servers will drop the connection automatically after few minutes of inactivity.

## Renaming files

Select the item in the left or in the right view and press F2 or choose Manage > Rename.

## Deleting files

Select the file in the left or in the right view and press Del key or choose Manage > Delete. You can remove folders only if they are empty.