Anonymous FTP Access Set Up and Requirements - HostGator

Anonymous FTP access allows anyone to access a specified directory within your site, allowing unidentified visitors to download (and possibly upload) files on ... KnowledgeBase>Results>AnonymousFTPAccessSetUpandRequirementsAnonymousFTPAccessSetUpandRequirementscPanelPlesk   AnonymousFTPaccessallowsanyonetoaccessyourpublic_ftpfolder,allowingunidentifiedvisitorstodownload(andpossiblyupload)filesonyourwebsite.AnonymousFTPcreatesthepotentialforasecurityholeforhackersandisnotrecommended. Note:AnonymousFTPcannotbeusedwithaHatchlingorBabyplan. AnonymousFTPaccessallowsanyonetoaccessaspecifieddirectorywithinyoursite,allowingunidentifiedvisitorstodownload(andpossiblyupload)filesonyourwebsite.AnonymousFTPcreatesthepotentialforasecurityholeforhackersandisnotrecommended. ConfiguringAnonymousFTP WestronglyrecommendcreatingFTPaccountsthatrequireausernameandpasswordforapersontouploadanddownloadfilesonyourwebsite;however,ifyoustillwishtoproceed,youmaysetupanonymousFTPaccessbyfollowingthestepsbelow: LogintocPanel.IntheFilessection,clicktheAnonymousFTPicon. UnderAnonymousFTP,selectbothcheckboxesforactionsyouwishtoallowthroughanonymousFTP.Pleaseseetheexamplebelow. Allowanonymousaccessto“ftp://ftp.example.com.” Allowanonymousuploadsto“ftp://ftp.example.com/incoming.” Click SaveSettings. HowtoLogintoAnonymousFTP TherearetwowaystologintoanonymousFTP. TrulyAnonymous ThistypeofanonymousFTPrequiresaDedicatedIPaddress.Thetrulyanonymousloginrequirestheusernameanonymousandanypasswordwhichconsistsofoneormorecharacters.Thisgivesaccesstoyourpublic_ftpfolder.ForBusinessandResellerplans,thistypeofanonymousFTPuserscanviewanddownloadfiles.ForVPSandDedicatedplans,userscanview,edit,download,anduploadfiles. AnonymousUser ThistypeofanonymousFTPdoesnotrequireadedicatedIPaddress.Theanonymoususernamescreatedbydefaultareanonymous@domain.comandftp@domain.com.Bothusernamesacceptanypasswordwhichconsistsofoneormorecharacters.Thistypeofuserisallowedanonymousaccesstothepublic_ftpfolderandcanalsouploadtothepublic_ftp/incomingfolder.