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Getting Started Guide: FTP

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In this tutorial: Getting Started About FTP Connect to FTP with cPanel User FTP Accounts Connecting to your server is fast and easy when using Read More >

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Easily Upload Content to Your Hosting Via FTP

August 16, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana

In this article, we’re going to go over the ins and outs of uploading content to your hosting account using FTP. FTP (file transfer protocol) Read More >

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How to Setup FTP with FileZilla

October 28, 2021 by Brad Markle

One of the most popular FTP programs is FileZilla. FileZilla is free open-source software with many great options often found in paid FTP programs. Some Read More >

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Transferring Files in Filezilla

January 13, 2023 by Brad Markle

When using FileZilla as your FTP program, you can easily upload and download files to your local computer and from your web server. This article Read More >

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Managing your files in FileZilla

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

FileZilla not only allows you to upload and download files to your server, you can also manage them by creating, deleting, renaming and changing the Read More >

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How to Enable Logging in FileZilla

May 12, 2022 by John-Paul Briones

If you are having problems using FileZilla, the logs may provide clues into what is causing the issue. By default logging is disabled, so it Read More >

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Troubleshooting FileZilla Error Logs

May 12, 2022 by John-Paul Briones

When you are experiencing issues using FileZilla to connect via FTP, you can review the error logs for common problems. In this guide we will Read More >

Posted in FTP, Website Error Numbers

How to configure Cyberduck

February 16, 2021 by Brad Markle

Cyberduck is a free ftp client for the Mac. The following article will assist you with configuring Cyberduck. If you have not already, download Cyberduck Read More >

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Configuring your site in SmartFTP

January 20, 2021 by Brad Markle

Begin by opening SmartFTP Next, locate the Address bar: Address: Either your domain name, host name or server IP Login: cPanel username or other FTP Read More >

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How to connect using FTP and WinSCP

February 7, 2012 by Carrie Smaha

WinSCP is a free ftp program you can use manage your files on your hosting account. WinSCP gives you the ability to upload, download, and Read More >

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Configuring your site in WS_FTP

May 26, 2022 by Brad Markle

All of our Shared Hosting, VPS Hosting, and Dedicated Servers include FTP access. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps for configuring your Read More >

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How to Connect to your Server via FTP with Notepad++

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

One way to edit files on your server is to use Notepad++. Notepad++ has a great FTP capability that allows you to edit your files Read More >

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FTPing your files in DreamWeaver MX

August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha

The folder structure of your website is very important in DreamWeaver. You will need to create one folder that will contain all the files and Read More >

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Publishing Your FrontPage Website with FTP

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this tutorial we will show you how to publish a FrontPage website using FTP. This will allow you to continue publishing your website after Read More >

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Add a FTP site to your Windows favorites

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In this article I’ll go over how you can add a FTP site to your Windows favorites so that you can quickly access your website Read More >

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How to FTP with Internet Explorer 7/8

October 15, 2021 by Brad Markle

The following tutorial will assist you with connecting to your account via FTP using the Internet Explorer browser (versions 7 and 8). This is an Read More >

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Connecting with SCP and SFTP

December 2, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

With the rise of security risks on Websites that process credit cards, some PCI compliance companies, like Trustwave are requiring FTP to be shut off and Read More >

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Connecting to SFTP for Shared Accounts

December 15, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

We recently added Secure FTP (SFTP) to our Shared plans. SFTP, different than FTP access, doesn’t use the normal cPanel login to access your account. Below Read More >

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How to use your Public_FTP folder

August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha

On your account  you may see in folder in file manager or FTP called the “public_ftp” folder.  The public_ftp folder is only used for Anonymous Read More >

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View FTP uploads with archived raw logs

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In this article I’m going to discuss how you can view the FTP uploads of your various FTP users with the archived raw logs in Read More >

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Disable FTP clear/plain text authentication

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

If you’ve read our previous article on how to pass PCI compliance scans, you might notice that you failed a PCI scan due to FTP Read More >

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421 Too many connections

November 5, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this tutorial, we will show you how to view and drop idle FTP connections in cPanel and limit your FTP connections in FileZilla. These Read More >

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Resolve FTP EAI_NODATA error

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In this article I’m going to review why you might be encountering an EAI_NODATA – No address associated with nodename error in your FTP client. Sometimes Read More >

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File corruption during ftp transfer ASCII vs. BINARY

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

Occasionally, issues occur with files becoming corrupt when uploading through FTP. When viewing the corrupted file through the browser, the following error will be thrown. Read More >

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What is LFTP?

December 30, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

While many different File Transfer Protocol (FTP) solutions exist, most of them require the use of a graphical user interface (GUI) that can adversely impact Read More >

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Using lftp mirror to copy your website files

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In this article I’m going to teach you how to use the lftp mirror command in order to copy your website files from another web Read More >

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FTP Basics for Dedicated Servers

October 26, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

As a dedicated hosting customer, you will have the ability to connect to your cPanel account using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP allows you Read More >

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