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Using Your Volusion FTP Account
Last Updated 11/11/2009

Volusion stores come equipped with FTP account access for users to quickly upload and download files to and from their Volusion store.

There are numerous software applications that can be used to access your store's FTP account. This article will detail some of the ways you can connect to your FTP account using some of the most popular software available today.

Note: For information on how to set up your Volusion store's FTP account or troubleshoot issues connecting to your FTP account, please see these articles on FTP Account Setup and FTP Connection Troubleshooting.

FileZilla:

FileZilla is another popular FTP client program available as a free download from the Web. The added benefit of FileZilla is that it is freely available for Windows, Macintosh and even Linux users. You can download the latest version of FileZilla here.

To log into your Volusion store's FTP account using FileZilla, do the following:

  • Launch FileZilla.
  • Enter your store's domain name or IP address into the field marked Address.
  • Enter your user name and password in the User and Password fields respectively.
  • Enter 21 into the field labeled Port and click Quickconnect.

Once logged into your FTP account with FileZilla your local computer workstations files and directories should be listed in the program's left-hand column. The local files and directories in your Volusion store will be listed in the right-hand column.

Fire FTP:

FireFTP is an FTP plug-in for the popular Firefox web browser. Once this plug-in is installed into the browser, you can use it as an FTP program within Firefox.

You can use the following links download the latest version of Firefox and FireFTP from the Web - they're totally free for Windows users!

Once you have installed Firefox on your PC, you can then use the instructions provided here to install the FireFTP plug-in into Firefox. Once this is done, you can access your Volusion FTP account through Firefox by doing the following:

  • Launch the Firefox Browser.
  • In Firefox's menu bar, click the Tools link and then select FireFTP.
  • Click on the Manage Accounts link. (Note that this link has been removed from FireFTP version 1.0.2 and later).
  • Click the QuickConnect option.
  • In the area labeled HOST, enter your store's domain name (e.g. www.superwidgets.com) or enter your store's IP address (e.g. 64.123.45.67).
  • Enter your username and password into the LOGIN and PASSWORD fields provided.
  • Click Connect to your store's FTP account using FireFTP.

Note that in using FireFTP, you will notice the browser window is divided into two sections. The left half of the window will contain the files on your local computer. The right half of the browser window will list all of the files and directories within your store's FTP account.

Accessing the FTP Account With Dreamweaver:

To set-up Dreamweaver to connect to Volusion, do the following:

  • In Dreamweaver's menu bar, click on Site and choose New Site
  • Define the Volusion store's name and URL in the Dreamweaver site definition wizard.
  • After entering the location for the local files Dreamweaver will be working with, users must choose the connection type Dreamweaver will use to upload files to the Volusion store with.
  • From this menu, choose FTP, enter the FTP name for the Volusion store as well as the user name and password for the FTP account that was created in the steps above.
  • Be sure to leave the field, "What folder on the server do you want to store your files in" blank.
  • The connection to Volusion via FTP will be automatically logged into the main directory users have access to Volusion's file system through.

Upload an Image or File:

No matter what FTP client you decide to use, you can upload an image or file via FTP and link to it within your store where you wish, using HTML.

You can choose any folder to upload your file to, just as long as you link to it correctly.

For example, if you upload your image file to the top directory, which is the /V folder, your link will need to be something like:

<img src="/v/filename.jpg">

If you place your file in the /V/Vspfiles folder, your image reference will need to be something like:

<img src="/v/vspfiles/filename.jpg">

Please note:

You do not need to include your full domain name in the image reference when you are linking to the file from within your store. If you will be linking to your image on a different website, other then your Volusion store, you will need to include the full reference url:

<img src="http://YourDomain.com/v/vspfiles/filename.jpg">

Summary:

There are many more applications that you can use to connect to your Volusion FTP account with. These few examples demonstrate how to connect to a Volusion store via FTP, using some of the more popular tools available today. If you have your own, favorite FTP program you wish to you, please do so. As most FTP software performs in a similar manner, feel free to use this article to help understand how to connect to your Volusion FTP account with your preferred application.



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