The steps below outline how to use FileZilla to setup an FTP / SFTP connection. The instructions on this page outline how to install and configure FileZilla if you wish to transfer files using FTP or SFTP. To download a file from the web server, click and drag the file from the web server (right side) to your computer (left side), or vice-versa to upload any web pages that you wish to publish.
You will then be presented with a list of the files on the remote server and on your computer.A short connection status report will display indicating if the connection is successful. In Default remote directory, type the path of the College web site you are working on, this will take the form /foldername e.g.
To set the Default local directory, click Browse and locate the folder on your computer that will store your web page files.
Click Advanced tab, then enter the following details:. In Password, type your webauthor password. On the General tab type the details as follows:įrom Protocol list, select SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol. Click New Site, then type the name for this connection e.g. To add a new FTP site, click File > Site Manager. Double click on the installation file you downloaded and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation with the default settings. Click on the appropriate download link below and save the installation file to your computer. Yellow highlighted file: files are located either on the locally connected computer or on the server, but not on both.If there is already an older version of FileZilla installed on your computer, please uninstall it before proceeding to download and install the supported version, as outlined below. Files with no highlighting: the file on the locally connected computer and on the server are identical. The color coded statuses are broken down as follows: Once the directory comparison has been activated, FileZilla then highlights the file differences in various colors, all of which are associated with different situations. Use the ‘ Directory comparisons’ option in the toolbar to manage this task. FileZilla has provided a function for comparing directories so that you’re able to keep an overview of the data being exchanged between your locally connected computer and the online server.
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