How do I enable and run the FTP service on the Web server

  • 2020-05-10 23:14:07
  • OfStack

If you want to allow users to upload or download files on the site, you need to set up FTP on the Web server. Whether the site is located on Intranet or Internet, the principle of using FTP to upload and download files in the location provided is the same. You need to place the files in a directory on the FTP server so that users can establish an FTP connection and transfer files through the FTP client or Web browser with FTP enabled. This article describes how to enable and run the FTP service on an Web server.

Install FTP in IIS 7.0

To set up the FTP site, you must install the FTP service through the Windows Server role management tool in Windows Server 2008. The specific process is as follows:

Install the FTP service on the Windows client

1. On the start menu, click control panel.

2. Click programs, and then click turn on or off Windows.

3. In the "Windows functions "dialog box, expand the "Internet information services" node.

4. Expand the "FTP publish services "node and click the "FTP publish services" check box.

5. Click the "FTP administrative console "check box and the "FTP server" check box, and then click ok.

Install the FTP service on the Windows server

1. On the start menu, click administration tools, and then click server manager.

2. In the roles summary section of the server manager pane, click "Web server (IIS)".

3. In the "Web server (IIS)" section, click "add role service".

4. Under role services, select FTP publish services. This will install the FTP service and the FTP administrative console.

5. Click next step, and then click install.

Start the FTP service in IIS 7.0

Just as IIS 7.0 does not install FTP service 1 by default, when you install FTP service on IIS 7.0, the service will not be started by default. Therefore, the FTP service must be started after it is installed. If the FTP service was previously stopped or suspended, you may also need to start the service.

Start the FTP service on the Windows client

1. On the start menu, click control panel.

2. In the control panel, click systems and maintenance, and then click management tools.

3. Double-click "services", right-click "FTP publish services ", and select "start" from the menu.

Start the FTP service on the Windows server

1. On the start menu, click administration tools, and then click server manager.

2. In the roles summary section of the server manager pane, click "Web server (IIS)".

3. Under system services in the "Web server (IIS)" section, click "FTP publish services "and then click" start ".

Related articles: