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FTP servers use two different socket connections. It sounds like you've got something blocking the data stream. This is most likely caused by a personal firewall. Set your FTP client to passive (PASV) mode and it should work fine.
You can see use the following tool to calculate the correct mode numbers:
It's probably that you didn't use binary mode to transfer the file. By default, ftp uses ascii mode when talking between unix and windows, to compensate for the linefeeds. But you don't want this on binary files, because it corrupts them. So there's binary mode. If you do it from command line ftp, type "binary" or "ascii" to switch modes, otherwise, check your ftp client's documentation.
Files beginning with a "." (.htaccess, .procmailrc, etc) are hidden in unix.
From the ftp or shell command line, you can show these files with:
ls -a
For GUI FTP clients, check the docs. (Notes for some clients are listed below)
Cornerhost does not support the front page extensions, but you can upload to your account using frontpage ftp. Set the publish destination to this:
(replace SERVER and YOURDOMAIN with your account information)
This can happen for several reasons:
hidden files:
missing normal files in v2.0:
missing normal files in cuteFTP pro: