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- rodzilla
I have a client trying to send me large files (yes I know I've brought this up before), but my partner and I are looking into trying to get this mess sorted.
We currently do not have a domain bought nor do we have any hosting. If we get a hosting plan, can we setup a way for the "client" to have access to upload files to our "space."
I'm not very familiar with this stuff and have never really started a site on my own let alone setup an FTP. Any insight or some easy explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
- joyride0
Dude, just do this:
Sign up with any old hosting account with decent space.
1&1.com is decent enough from my experience. Get the linux home plan and it comes with 2 domain names. Just burn 1 of them and buy something ASAP. Like, nameofmycompanyftp.com and set it up. If you leave them you may lose the domain?, so don't buy your main company domain name through them, use godaddy.Then just create an FTP account for them and your all set. And you can call 1&1 support to have them walk you through it all.
http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=14897…
yes, I attached my affiliate link, if you choose them i might as well make $- cool thanks, very much appreciated, so you need to setup a domain name for the FTP separately?
rodzilla - i feel very ignorant in this department
rodzilla - well, I mean I guess you could just use an IP address of your hosting account, but, most hosts require a domain.joyride
- in doing this would the client need a app like fetch to upload?rodzilla
- yes, filezilla (pc and I think mac now)joyride
- cool thanks, very much appreciated, so you need to setup a domain name for the FTP separately?
- Jaline0
Is another place you may want to check out.
- ribit0
You could of course just run a cheap network drive on your home/office network and give them access over FTP, Windows Sharing, Apple File Sharing... or provide a web-page upload interface using something like Rumpus...
- rodzilla0
fuck
- random_ink0
pando
civilnetizen
www.yousendit.com/
www.sendthisfile.com/info.jspjust as an interim measure???
- joyride0
Hosting, you get what you pay for. dreamhost is good, 1&1 is good, I hated brinkster but a few people like them (sha sha shaa). so don't go super cheap, it's not a lot of money, but you want good support in case things go wrong or you've got questions.
And when you set your client up with their own ftp account, you only give them access to a specific folder. You've got the main ftp and can view all, but they can only see what is in there folder.
- rodzilla0
tried yousendit.com with him and their business must have a firewall of some kind setup because it wouldn't allow him to send the file.
I also gave him my usnername and PW to upload the file to www.divshare.com. My partner and I are just starting out and have not come across this problem till now.
- rodzilla0
Thank you everyone for you insight. I heart QBN.