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Why, when I try to upload a .htaccess and chmod it with my FTP client, it “disappears”?

April 26, 2017chmod client disappears FTP Try upload

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Why, when I try to upload a .htaccess and chmod it with my FTP client, it “disappears”?

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This is because on some FTP clients, the default setting is to hide files that begin with a dot. The file may actually be on the server, but your FTP client isn’t programmed to display it. To make these files “reappear”, you must change some settings. PixelPoet has written a tutorial for WS_FTP available here: Quick Tips for Chmod with WS_FTP. If you use CuteFTP, see this thread in the forums.

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This is because on some FTP clients, the default setting is to hide files that begin with a dot. The file may actually be on the server, but your FTP client isn’t programmed to display it. To make these files “reappear”, you must change some settings. PixelPoet has written a tutorial for WS_FTP available here: Quick Tips for Chmod with WS_FTP. If you use CuteFTP, see thread in the forums. For WS_FTP, simply type “-a” (without the quotes) in the whitebox below MkDir on the remote (right) side of the program.