This tutorial will show you how to easily access the files on your server / Web hosting account, using the Filezilla FTP client.
If you are running a self hosted Wordpress site you will, at some stage need access to the files on your webhosting account. Using an FTP client allows you to upload, Download and Edit files ( Wordpress Themes and Plugins ) on your server.
For more information on FTP You can also read my article on What Is FTP?.
To get started open up Filezilla.
Once your Filezilla FTP client is open, you will see that it’s split up into two sides, on the left is your computers hard drive and the right is your server or web hosts computer.
There are a couple of ways you can use Filezilla to connect to your webhosts server.
For the first example, I want to show you how you would log in to your webhost as if it were only a once off access, Basically, every time you want to access the files on your webhosts server you need to retype your account details into Filezilla.
In the top of your Filezilla user interface you will see a toolbar, Depending on the version, it should look something like this… 
Fill in your webhosting account admin details, Username, Password and your Domain in the text boxes. Leave of the http:// and the www.
These are the same details you used to set up your web hosting account and log into your Cpanel, you should have all of this information stored in an email sent to you from your web host when you first signed up for your web hosting account.
Click on the “Quickconnect” button. That’s all there is to it, you should now be logged in and see the directory files on the right hand side of Filezilla.( See The Image At The Bottom Of This Page)
In the second method, I want to show you how to set Filezilla to remember your server details, so you don’t have to retype them every time you want to access your Webhosting file directories.
In the top left hand corner there is a small icon, it’s kinda hard to make out what it actually is, I think it’s an image of a couple of computers in front of the World, anyway click on that icon.
This will open up a small window.
Follow the steps outlined below the image to set this up.
Click on the “New Site” Button.- Enter your websites Domain name, this must already be added to your hosting account.
- Make sure you Click on the drop down Menu and choose the “Normal” Option.
- Enter Your Webhosting accounts Username.
- Enter Your Webhosting Accounts Password.
- Leave any Specific comments or notes that you may need as a reminder at a later date,
- I have purposely blanked this section out, but A small text box will open with the words “New Site” Click on the text twice, but slowly – Do not double click- then type in the domain name of your site, or type something that will help you to remember that these specific login details are for that particular site.
Once you have filled in all of the details correctly click on the “Connect” Button.
If all of the details are correct, you should now see the files hosted on your server on the right hand side of your ftp client.
Now you are connected to your server and have the ability to upload, Download and Edit files right in your webhosting account.
The next time you need to connect to your server via your FTP client all of your log in details are stored and ready to go, It will simply be a matter of clicking on the “Small Icon” choosing your Domain name and clicking on the “Connect” button.
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