Automatic Configuration
You need to provide FTP details for your site to enable automatic configuration. cWatch will use the details to upload the scanner agent.
- Open the cWatch dashboard
- Select the target website from the menu at top-left
- Click the 'Scan' tab then 'Server Side Scan' > 'Overview'
- Click 'Enable Scanner'
- Select ‘Automatic’ in the server side scanner box:
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FTP / s/FTP Settings - Table of Parameters |
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Parameter |
Description |
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Connection Type |
Select FTP or sFTP as required. |
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FTP Username / FTP Password |
Enter the username and password of your FTP server. |
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Hostname |
IP or hostname of your web-server. |
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Port |
By default, FTP / sFTP connections use ports 21 and 22 respectively. Change this if your web-server uses different ports for FTP connections. |
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FTP Directory |
The path of your web root folder. For example '/public_html/. |
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Test Connection - Click this after completing all fields. cWatch will check your settings and, if successful, show a confirmation message as follows:
- Click
'Save'
cWatch will upload the agent to your site. You will see 'Server side scanner is enabled' message if everything is successful:
- Note.
Our technicians will also use these FTP settings to access your site IF
you request them to remove malware
Add exceptions
You can exclude files from the server-side scan as follows:
- Scroll down to the exclude file types section:
- Type the extension of the file that you want to exclude. You must prefix the extension with *. For example, *.txt
- Click '+'
- Repeat the procedure to add more file extensions
Click 'Save'.