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Support => Installation => Topic started by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 04:06:04

Title: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 04:06:04

I’m having problems installing FTP on my windows system.  I read the other post but it didn’t help!
I’m making a local connection on the same machine.
My error message is: *** Failed ***
Connected to FTP but given FTP Root does not contain an Elxis installation. Check the value of FTP Root.

I’m using Filezilla FTP Server my root is c:\wamp.
My path to my Elxis folder is: c:\wamp\www\Exis.
My Elxis settings are:
FTP: yes
Host: 127.0.0.1
User: me
Pass:  *********
Port: 21
Path: /www

I know I don’t have to use FTP but I really want to so I can use SEO.
Do I have to use aliases?    /wamp
I test this locally with Filezilla client and it work fine.
Is there a way to see what my ftp root is?
Is there another ftp server that others are using that works?

Thanks

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: ks-net on April 26, 2011, 07:21:55

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I know I don’t have to use FTP but I really want to so I can use SEO.

seo and ftp have no relation

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Is there a way to see what my ftp root is?

your ftp root is where your ftp-client drops you after  connection to ftp-server established
if drops you inside www then  in elxis add => /Exis
if drops you inside wamp then  in elxis add => /www/Exis

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: datahell on April 26, 2011, 08:32:24

Why to enable ftp on a local installation??????

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 18:34:46

installing local for testing  :)

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 18:42:29

Beside installing Elxis what are the benefits of having FTP working on your Elxis website?

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: webgift on April 26, 2011, 18:51:48

File Transfer Protocol with the acronym  FTP is a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.
On local installation we use copy - cut - paste methods ;)
We use FTP generally not only for elxis.

Welcome to elxis community!

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 19:22:24

I use FTP on all my websites. My only concern was that elxis needed it for other functions other than stalling.

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: webgift on April 26, 2011, 19:31:50

Quote from: rocky on April 26, 2011, 19:22:24

My only concern was that elxis needed it for other functions other than stalling.

Can you please analyze that other functions ?

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 20:08:12

Is anyone else using FTP for a local connection?

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: datahell on April 26, 2011, 20:55:26

If you have a properly set up and working FTP server on your local machine you can enable it. Else don't enable it. My recommendation is not to enable it, there is no need to do so on a local computer as all files are writeable by the web server.

FTP is recommended to be used on online installations when php runs with apache's mod_php.

Title: Re: problems installing FTP on my windows system
Post by: rocky on April 26, 2011, 21:16:57

Thanks  :)