This is how we did it in Plesk. In order for you to do this you will need the ability to create a sub domain, and use a .htaccess file.

1. Create a sub domain. Any name that makes sense will do. We chose ‘twitter’. You may want to choose ‘follow’ or ‘facebook’ or whatever makes sense to you.
2. Create a file named .htaccess with the following directives and then upload it to the web root of your subdomain. BE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT OVERWRITE AN EXISTING .htaccess FILE IF IT IS ALREADY THERE. If there is already a .htaccess file in the web root of your sub domain then you will want to append the following directies to it.
   • RewriteEngine on
     RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^twitter.morditech\.com$ [NC]
     RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://twitter.com/morditech$1 [R=301,L]
3. You will have to replace the appropriate information above with your information
4. Upload the file to your sub domain web root and test it. Make sure to test that your main domain name was not affected by this change and be careful that you uploaded the new .htaccess file to your sub domain web root and not your main domain’s web root.

Good luck, have fun.

Once you have your FTP program you will need at least 3 pieces of information in order to connect to your site and upload your data. You will need:

1. FTP Hostname
2. FTP Username
3. FTP Password

You can setup a new site in FileZilla and it will remember this information so you do not have to re-type it every time you log in. After you have created a new site with the appropriate information you can connect to your website.

After connecting you will have access to your local files, usually on the left hand side and your remote (server) files usually in the right window. With Morditech your web root directory is /httpdocs

If you want to upload files that will be accessed via the internet for examplehttp://www.yourdomain.com/images/file1.jpg then you will want to make sure you upload your file to the appropriate location on the remote server. In this example you would navigate to ‘httpdocs’ then you would go to ‘images’ and then drag the file from your local window to the remote window and drop it in. If you want to upload files that you do not want accessed via the internet such as a backup file then I recommend that you drop it into the ‘private’ directory which is above the web root and cannot be accessed through the internet.
If you are looking to FTP Miva Merchant files then you will most likely find your Miva Merchant FTP directory at /httpdocs/mm5. You may have to replace the ‘mm5’ with your domains specific Miva Merchant home directory. For instance your Miva Merchant files may be in /httpdocs/Merchant2. It depends on your particular setup. If you are not sure where your Miva Merchant home directory is then you should ask your webhost or web designer.

If you are looking for your Miva Merchant product image FTP files that were automatically uploaded through Miva Merchant you will find them at /httpdocs/mm5/graphics/00000001 but again you will need to make sure’mm5’ is your Miva Merchant home directory.

Warning:
Make sure you make a backup copy of your current .htaccess file before editing it and replacing it on your server. The .htaccess file should be located in your web root directory. Sometimes that web root folder is called /httpdocs or /html or some variation of that. If you are not sure where your web root is then you should contact your webhost and ask.

Steps to create or update a .htaccess file.

1. Login to your server via FTP, SFTP or SSH
2. Change to your web root on the remote server
3. Look for a file named ‘.htaccess’
4. If you DO NOT see the .htaccess file then go to step 6 otherwise continue to step 5 otherwise go to step  7
5. If you do not see the .htaccess file it may still be there but it is considered to be a ‘hidden file’ by your FTP program. You will need to find the setting that allows your FTP program to show hidden files.
6. If the .htaccess file is truly not there then you can create a file called .htaccess on your local computer and upload it to your server. Your computer may not allow this file name to be created and if that is the case you should give the file a temporary name like ‘htaccess’ or ‘htaccess.txt’ then upload it to the server and rename it on the server.
7. Download the .htaccess file to your computer and also make a seperate copy of the file and place it in a safe directory for backup (just in case).
8. Edit the file appropriately then upload the file to the server. You may want to rename the current .htaccess file on the server (just in case) to something like currentdate.htaccess