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How do I upload with Filezilla 3?

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In this manual, it is explained how to upload your website or files with Filezilla 3. You can download Filezilla here. Make sure to get the Filezilla client.

Installing Filezilla

  1. Go to their website and download the setup file (the file name should end with 'setup'). During downloading, choose either for 'Run' or 'Open'.

  2. The installation wizard of Filezilla starts (you may get some warnings first, but you can ignore these). This wizard will lead you through several options. You can also just click through the screens to use the standard settings. After that, Filezilla will be installed. 

    De installatiewizard van FileZilla zal starten.

    3. On your desktop and in your starting menu, if you selected so, an icon of Filezilla will appear. Double click to open it.

 

Uploading 

The instructions below describe how you can set up Filezilla such, that your FTP password is not stored on your computer. If you do so, you expose yourself to hackers and viruses to gain access to passwords. If you want to prevent data loss from your website or viruses on it, we recommend not storing your password, but re-enter it manually every time.

  1. Before you can upload, you need to make a new 'Site'. Within Filezilla, click on 'File' and then 'Site Manager'.
  2. In the screen that appears, click 'New Site'.
  3. Fill out the following FTP data:

    - Host: ftp.example.com (replace with your own domain name)
    - Port: 21
    - Protocol: FTP
    - Encryption: FTP over explicit TLS
    - Logontype: Ask for password
    - User: your DirectAdmin username
    - Password: leave empty
  4. Then, click 'Connect'.
  5. You might get a security warning. You can ignore this by clicking 'OK', you an also choose to never see it again.
  6. Filezilla will ask for a password and after entering one, connect with the FTP-server. If this is unsuccessful, there will be an error within the message logbook.
  7. If Filezilla is connected, double click in the external folder display 'Remote site' on your 'public_html' folder. In some situations, you may not be able to open this directly. Go first to 'domains', then your domain name and finally 'public_html'.
  8. Then, you can drag files in your local view to the folders on the FTP server to upload them. 

You can also specify within site management, under tab 'Advanced' that you always want to upload to the 'public_html' folder. Fill out the 'Default remote directory' with your public html folder.

If connecting does not work, try going to 'Site Manager', then the tab 'Transfer settings' to change the 'Transfer mode'. 

Change rights

You can also change folder and file rights with Filezilla.

  1. After connecting, navigate to the desired file or folder.
  2. Right click on the file and select 'File permissions'. You can also select multiple with CTRL + Shift.
  3. In the menu that appears, you can fill out the desired rights. Click 'OK' after. You can also choose to 'Recurse into subdirectories', meaning all subdirectories will receive the same rights.