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When you read the WordPress tutorials both in centerklik and from other blogs will often read about the use of FTP client to upload to the web server directory or to install WordPress plugins and themes. FTP software is a software that you must install on your computer if you often work with the web. Because with this FTP software can help you in managing your website files that reside in server hosting more easily. Actually in managing your website on a hosting server can be through a web browser, but sometimes through web browsers runs very slowly, and unprotected downloads are also not advised to upload or download files with large sizes.
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Complete Guide How to Use FTP Client [FileZilla]
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When you read WordPress tutorials both in centerklik and from other blogs will often read about the use of FTP client to upload to the web server directory or to install WordPress plugins and themes. FTP software is a software that you must install on your computer if you often work with the web. Because with this FTP software can help you in managing your website files that reside in server hosting more easily. Actually in managing your website on a hosting server can be through a web browser, but sometimes through web browsers runs very slowly, and unprotected downloads are also not advised to upload or download files with large sizes.
The FTP client software I will use in this guide is FileZilla, FileZilla is a popular free FTP software, it supports a variety of operating systems and is easy to use. I personally manage the WordPress blog file centerklik also use FileZilla. You can also try to find other FTP software if you do not want to use FileZilla. complete guide you can visit LINK
FTP FileZilla feature
Some of the advantages of FileZilla besides free to use are that this app is very user friendly and you can easily upload, download and manage files and folders. FileZilla also has a good level of security as it can encrypt and protect your data during connection to the server. And below is the full feature of FileZilla FTP:
- User friendly interface and easy to use
- Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS and FTPES) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
- Available for Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and more
- Multi languages support
- Supports resume and transfer of large files
- Site Manager and transfer queue
- Bookmarks
- Drag & drop support
- Adjustable transfer speed limits
- Filename filters
- Directory comparison
- Network configuration wizard
- Remote file editing
- Keep-alive option
- Logging to file
- Synchronized directory browsing
- Remote file search
How to Install FileZilla FTP Client
To use this FZ FileZilla software you have to download and install the software on your computer.
Please visit the official FileZilla website and download the latest version, with LINK
Once your file is downloaded please click 2X on the file to start the installation process. You will see the Lisence Agreement and click the "I Agree" button.
The next step you should choose if you want to install FileZilla for use by many users or just for your own use. In this option I choose to "Anyone who uses this computer (all users). and click "Next" button.
Next you have to select the components of the FileZilla client you want to install, you can tick all the options. If you have please click the "Next"
In this step you are prompted to specify the location where you want to install the FileZilla software. If you want to set by default, please just click the "Next"
In this section you just click the "Install" button and wait for the installation process FTP FileZilla Client Finish to show the words "FileZilla Client has been installed on your computer" and click the finish button.
And that's the easy FileZilla installation process, now you already have FTP FileZilla software installed on your computer. Next please continue reading for how to use FTP FileZilla Client.
How to Use FTP Client FileZilla
To use FTP FileZilla please open the FileZilla FTP Client software so it opens as shown below
In the picture above you can see the look of the FZ FileZilla software, To connect the FTP software with your hosting server, please enter (Host, Username and Password) at the top of the section I marked red and click the "Quick connect" button. You can get the login information from the provider, with LINK that you use and usually at the start of your hosting purchase sent FTP login information included in your email.
If you do not already have FTP login information, please feel free to make your own through your hosting control panel, there is an FTP menu. You just need to enter username and password then FTP login information you can use. If you use iPage can see the tutorial create an FTP account, with LINK.
FTP client folder
After you successfully connect with your hosting server. You will see a row of folders and files in the right column or panel. In the left panel is the contents of your computer and on the right is the content panel of your web hosting server.
In this example I will try install wordpress which I have downloaded to my computer and already extracted (see left panel column) and I will upload it in the "Themes" folder in the right panel. To enter the folder is to click 2 times on the folder then it will open. If the position of the folder is correct please right click on the folder you will upload and will appear menu for "Upload" as seen in the picture above. Or you can also drag and drop directly on the file or folder you want to upload from the left panel to the right panel
After the "Upload" button you click then now the process of uploading files and folders is in progress and seen the status of the upload process at the bottom like the picture above. Please wait until the upload is done file transfer. If the process is complete then it will no longer visible status upload process seen at the bottom. There you can also see the number of successful files in the transfer or files that failed to transfer.
To see if I managed to install Themes WordPress Twenty Seventeen via FTP then I immediately log into the Dashboard of my WordPress and look at the Appearance »Themes menu. And below this new theme looks already installed which means I have successfully installed the theme via FTP Client FileZilla.
The picture below shows you how to download files and folders from the web hosting server to your computer, the process is the same as the upload but turn from the right panel to the left. There you can also create directories, create files, edit files and change File Permissions on your website files. With this download you can use to make a backup on your site.
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