NOTE: Some have found instead of, they must use (Mac & Windows) NOTE: For the error 'Connection timed out after 20 seconds of inactivity': Open FileZilla > Edit > Setting > Time out seconds (change 20 to 90). Click on the site in that drop down list, and the site will connect. Now click the down arrow next to the first icon on the menu bar, the new site you created will be accessible.Ħ. Protocol: Select FTP (you don't want SFTP)ĥ. Protocol: Select SFTP (you don't want FTP)Įncryption: Use Plain FTP (you don't want TLS) In the right panel, you have 4 tabs but you should just need the General tab. Click on the 'New Site' button, then change the name that appears from 'New Site' to your site name or whatever you want to save it as.ģ. Open the Site Manager to add the site - the Site Manager command is located under the File menu.Ģ. The site manager allows a user to create a list of FTP sites along with their connection data, such as the port number to use, the protocol to use, and whether to use anonymous or normal logon.ġ. The main features are the site manager, message log, file and folder view, and the transfer queue.

It supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS).

Highly recommended and used by many GM-Innovations clients, FileZilla is a free, open source FTP client for Windows. NOTE: Encryption: Use Plain FTP - insecure (you don't want TLS). Once there, look for the 'Configure FTP Client' link next to the account you wish to connect to. You can find these under 'FTP Accounts' in the 'Files' section of CPanel. It is often used to upload web pages and other documents from a private development machine to a public web-hosting server.īelow is a list of well known FTP programs available either as freeware or for purchase. If you host with us, in your cPanel area you will also find some automatic configuration tools to assist with setting up FTP connections with FileZilla, CoreFTP and Cyberduck. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.

Mozilla ftp client