If you have a way of unzipping files either via an online file manager or via SSH, you should zip all your local files up and upload them that way. FTP is actually very slow for uploading large directories.Use it in favor of an online file manager.

FTP almost never times out when uploading large files, even if they are many gb.

Sometimes the username ends with For example, if you thought your username was testuser, it may actually be Port 21 is for regular FTP, port 22 is for SFTP, which should work the same but is encrypted and on secure servers, often the only way to do it.

If your error says incorrect username or password, that is probably accurate.

Try using the IP address from the website’s A record ( which you can look up here), or simple is sometimes how it’s set up.

If you get a generic error that you can’t connect or the connection times out, you probably have the address wrong.

This ensures you are always working with the correct files in the correct location. I recommend, if using Filezilla (or any client), that you use synchronized browsing by navigating to the corresponding folders on your local machine and server, and then clicking the chain icon in the toolbar. This tutorial does a good job of covering the basics of moving files. Once you have those from your host, web person, or client, you can connect. Sometimes an IP Address, sometimes a domain / subdomain. To establish a connection, you will need the following:ģ. I will include screenshots from there as a guide. I typically use Dreamweaver for my FTP since I code while I’m doing it, but Filezilla is a much better FTP client and is a great piece of freeware. Getting Started with FTPįTP is slow if you’re dealing with lots of files, but it gets the job done and is very reliable. I want to present a quick jumpstart to connecting with and using FTP and SSH, which are both very useful tools.

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