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Temporary IP for Web URL in FTP Settings

  • May 31, 2018
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Using Siteground for hosting.I have setup numerous sites there using the domain in the Web URL for FTP settings with no issue.

If I use the temporary IP assigned from SIteground I cannot connect via FTP. I try the domain name (which has not ransferred yet) and of course that doesn't work.

So how does one get the FTP in Dreamweaver to work with a temporary IP as the WebURL?

Thanks.

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    Correct answer SC-Agency

    One way to test is to type the IP number into your browser's address bar.  What do you see?


    Thanks Nancy. I got it to work.

    Used their nameserver for the FTP address and for the WebURL used the temp IP. It could have been a password issue. I decided to retype it instead of cut/paste. Even though when I tested the paste it showed the right one in Notepad. Msteriously me typing it worked. Odd.

    Thanks, guess it's resolved.

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    anissa_thompson
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    anissa_thompsonCommunity Expert
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    May 31, 2018

    Just for a point of reference, check out this video: How To Connect To Your SiteGround Hosted Website Via FTP | Geoff Blake, TenTonOnline.com - YouTube

    (This is referencing connecting to FTP not in Dreamweaver but with another FTP program; however, it shows how a Siteground user would confirm they have the right info for their FTP access.)

    Hope this helps.

    Hope this helps! Make sure to press "✔ Correct Answer" on this post if this answers your question. Happy Creating!Anissa • @anissat
    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    May 31, 2018

    I use the server's IP numbers without any problem.

    Did you enter your server's Root Directory?  See screenshot.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    No luck Nancy. So you use the IP for the FTP address instead of their nameservers? Is that your temporary IP?

    I know public_html/ is right for the Root from my other SIteground accounts.

    I can't imagine the Web URL would be the domain since that is currently elsewhere pointing to the existing site while I work on the development site. That is why I figured the temp IP went into the Web URL.

    Maybe temp IPs just don't work. Siteground didn't have an answer for me.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    May 31, 2018

    One way to test is to type the IP number into your browser's address bar.  What do you see?

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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