In previous article we read what is filezilla, where to get filezilla and its basic components. In this article we will see how we can use Filezilla to connect to our server. Basically there are two method to connect to your webserver.

In the connection bar you specify the required credentials to connect to your server. These credentials are supplied by your hosting provider to you. If you do not have them ask the hosting provider and they will let you know.

Host : This is the ftp host you are trying to connect to e.g. localhost, ftp.alpha.com and so on.

Username : Username or userid allocated to you.

Password : Password or passphrase provided to you.

Port : By default it is 21 (even if it is empty). Fill it if it is different for you.

After filling the details click Quickconnect and it will try with the given credentials. If it is successful you will see the content(of your webserver) on remote side. But if it is unable to connect it will display that in Message log with reason.

When you connect to any ftp server (successfully or not) it saves the credentials which you can later use to connect to the ftp server without you typing the credentials. You can access the saved credentials by clicking the arrow button adjoining the quickconnect button in connection bar.

Clearing the saved credentials : When you click the arrow button which displays ftp server list to connect to you can select Clear History to remove all the saved credentials. There is not a method to clear a particular data. You can also clear the credentials you filled recently by selecting clear quickconnect bar.

Disconnecting from the ftp server : There are many methods to disconnect :

• Simply close the filezilla application and it will automatically disconnect from the ftp server.
• Select Disconnect from Server Menu
• Press Ctrl+D
• Click the disconnect icon which is 9th icon from left.

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