{"id":575,"date":"2020-06-04T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=575"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:57:44","slug":"how-to-access-ftp-via-filezilla","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-access-ftp-via-filezilla","title":{"rendered":"How to access FTP via FileZilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\">How\u00a0to\u00a0access\u00a0FTP\u00a0via\u00a0FileZilla :<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1.\u00a0Firstly,\u00a0grab\u00a0a\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FileZilla<\/a>\u00a0application\u00a0(FileZilla\u00a0Client)\u00a0from\u00a0http:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/download.php?type=client,\u00a0and\u00a0install\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0Once\u00a0installed,\u00a0launch\u00a0the\u00a0program\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0screen\u00a0should\u00a0appear.\u00a0Then\u00a0click\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0left\u00a0icon\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Site\u00a0Manager.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14001629788\/original\/blob1464065827909.png?1464065825\" alt=\"How\u00a0to\u00a0access\u00a0FTP\u00a0via\u00a0FileZilla :\" width=\"378\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.\u00a0Click\u00a0on\u00a0\u201cNew\u00a0Site\u201d,\u00a0rename\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0preferable\u00a0name\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0yourdomain.com.\u00a0Then\u00a0fill\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0connection\u00a0details\u00a0and\u00a0click\u00a0\u201cOK\u201d\u00a0to save\u00a0the\u00a0settings.<\/p>\n<p>Host:\u00a0ftp.yourdomain.com\u00a0or\u00a0IP\u00a0Address<br \/>\nPort:\u00a021<br \/>\nLogon\u00a0type:\u00a0Normal<br \/>\nUsername:\u00a0FTP\u00a0Username<br \/>\nPassword:\u00a0FTP\u00a0Password<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14001629795\/original\/blob1464065861946.png?1464065859\" alt=\"filezilla site manager\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0Back\u00a0to\u00a0main\u00a0screen,\u00a0click\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0arrow\u00a0on\u00a0right\u00a0beside\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cSite\u00a0Manager\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0select\u00a0the\u00a0name\u00a0that\u00a0just\u00a0created\u00a0from\u00a0previous\u00a0step.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14001629812\/original\/blob1464065895029.png?1464065892\" alt=\"filezilla test\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5.\u00a0Connection\u00a0established.\u00a0You\u00a0will\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0server\u00a0files\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0hand\u00a0side\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0your\u00a0local\u00a0files\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0left.\u00a0At\u00a0this\u00a0point,\u00a0you<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">have\u00a0successfully\u00a0connected\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0server.\u00a0You\u00a0may\u00a0either\u00a0drag\u00a0and\u00a0drop,\u00a0double\u00a0click\u00a0on\u00a0them\u00a0or\u00a0right\u00a0click\u00a0on\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0transfer\u00a0them<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">between two\u00a0locations.<\/p>\n<p>Note:<br \/>\nFor\u00a0Linux\u00a0users,\u00a0upload\u00a0your\u00a0website\u00a0files\u00a0to\u00a0\u201cpublic_html\u201d\u00a0folder.<br \/>\nFor\u00a0Windows\u00a0users,\u00a0upload\u00a0your\u00a0website\u00a0files\u00a0to\u00a0\u201cwwwroot\u201d\u00a0folder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14001629815\/original\/blob1464065939796.png?1464065937\" alt=\"filezilla\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How\u00a0to\u00a0access\u00a0FTP\u00a0via\u00a0FileZilla : 1.\u00a0Firstly,\u00a0grab\u00a0a\u00a0copy\u00a0of\u00a0FileZilla\u00a0application\u00a0(FileZilla\u00a0Client)\u00a0from\u00a0http:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/download.php?type=client,\u00a0and\u00a0install\u00a0it. 2.\u00a0Once\u00a0installed,\u00a0launch\u00a0the\u00a0program\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0screen\u00a0should\u00a0appear.\u00a0Then\u00a0click\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0left\u00a0icon\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Site\u00a0Manager. 3.\u00a0Click\u00a0on\u00a0\u201cNew\u00a0Site\u201d,\u00a0rename\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0preferable\u00a0name\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0yourdomain.com.\u00a0Then\u00a0fill\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0connection\u00a0details\u00a0and\u00a0click\u00a0\u201cOK\u201d\u00a0to save\u00a0the\u00a0settings. 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