File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a useful tool for sending and receiving files between networks. FileZilla, one of the most widely used FTP programs, is free software that allows users to transfer files from their local computers to their remote servers.
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The quickest and easiest way to establish a connection between a local machine (the computer you are connecting from) and a remote server (the computer/server you are connecting to) using FileZilla is through Quickconnect.
We created a video to guide you in connecting your local computer to your remote server using FileZilla FTP.
Here are the steps outlined in the video above.
To establish a connection using FileZilla FTP, you will need to collect the following information:
* When you purchase your hosting account, a default FTP account is created for you. You will need your cPanel username and password to connect to your default FTP account. You can also create your own FTP account in your cPanel if you wish. Here is a helpful article on how to create an FTP account: How to Create an FTP Account in cPanel.
** The port will automatically default to 21 if left blank. Please note that only VPS/Dedicated plans have root access. To connect via FTP using the root, it must be a secure connection. Changing the port to 22 will automatically set the host to https://, making it secured. If there is no secure connection available, the connection will fail.
Now is the exciting part! We will use the FTP credentials you gathered and enter them into your FileZilla FTP.
To connect to your FTP server:
You can now go ahead and transfer files from your local computer to your remote server. You can check out this article to guide you in transferring files using FileZilla FTP.
To establish multiple connections in FileZilla:
To organize your multiple new site connections:
To connect to your predefined site connections:
You are now connected to your predefined FTP connection!