Giving someone my FTP login info ... advice?

leadsupplier

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Ok i hate doing this right now, but i have a site that i'm trying to get some modifications to and i need to give the person my FTP login info

is there anyway i can make a supplemental password or something?
 


You can make a different FTP login for them and only give them access to what's needed. Who is your host?
 
I have hostgator, can you tell me some more about how i can do this?

Sure, no problem. Log into your cpanel and go to FTP Accounts under Files. From there, you can setup a temp login for him and point it to the directory he needs access to. I have like 20 domains I wouldn't want anybody else seeing if they needed FTP access to only one project. I don't think I'd give my master FTP account out to anybody.

You will need to find the exact location of which directory he needs access to. I don't think there's a browse on that one. You have to type that in manually.
 
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Sure, no problem. Log into your cpanel and go to FTP Accounts under Files. From there, you can setup a temp login for him and point it to the directory he needs access to. I have like 20 domains I wouldn't want anybody else seeing if they needed FTP access to only one project. I don't think I'd give my master FTP account out to anybody.

You will need to find the exact location of which directory he needs access to. I don't think there's a browse on that one. You have to type that in manually.

thanks a lot .. i got it working now + rep