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Netbeans IDE 6.5 Supports FTP

Netbeans IDE 6.5 now officially supports FTP, if you are a fan of this development tool which has a lot of features for a free software there’s a lot of reason to thank the developers of this indispensable tool. I’ve been using netbeans since version 5.5, and now since the PHP support was released I’ve been using it a lot for most of my development works, and I’m glad they put ftp function in the latest release. Since, I don’t need to switch between the IDE and to my ftp client for file uploading.

Here’s what you need to do to set up the FTP client:
On your project folder click properties > Choosing the Run Configuration Type
On the Run Configurations panel, choose Remote Web Site (FTP) from the Run As dropdown list. The hidden area for setting up the configuration displays.
Specifying the FTP Connection Settings
To create an FTP connection:

1. Click Manage next to the FTP Connection dropdown list. The Manage Remote Connections dialog box displays.
2. Click Add. The Create New Connection dialog box opens.
3. In the Connection Name field, enter the name of the new connection. In this example the connection name is x10hosting. Click OK. The Manage Remote Connections dialog box displays with the name of the new connection in the Connection Name display field.
4. From the Type dropdown list, choose FTP.
5. In the Host Name field, enter the FTP Server name as it is written in the FTP account creation confirmation message. In this example, the FTP server is website.com

6. In the Port field, specify 21.
7. In the User Name field, enter your FTP Username as it is written in the FTP account creation confirmation message. In this example, the FTP username is myaccount
8. Fill in the Password field.
9. In the Initial Directory field, enter the name of your account directory on the FTP server. In this example, no account directory is specified, enter a slash in the field.
10. Click OK. You return to the Run Configuration panel.
11. In the Upload Directory field, enter the name of the subfolder in the initial directory where the source files will be uploaded. The prompt below the field shows the FTP host URL.
12. To complete setting up a new project, click Finish.

For additional information read the deployment configuration here: www.netbeans.org

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