Note: FileZilla can save your connection details in its history.

Enter your FTP credentials into their appropriate fields.

Now is the exciting part! We will use the FTP credentials you gathered and enter them into your FileZilla FTP. If there is no secure connection available, the connection will fail. Changing the port to 22 will automatically set the host to making it secured. To connect via FTP using root, it must be a secure connection. Please note that only VPS/Dedicated plans have root access. ** The port will automatically default to 21 if left blank.

Here is a helpful article, How to Create an FTP Account in cPanel, to help you create an FTP account. You can also create your own FTP account in your cPanel if you wish. You will need your cPanel username and password to connect to your default FTP account.

* When you purchase your hosting account, a default FTP account was created for you.

Take note of your Current User (cPanel username) and Site IP.Īlternatively, you can also use the Server Hostname.

On the cPanel homepage, look for the General Information section on the right-hand side.

However, if you cannot find your Welcome email, here is how you can get the FTP credentials in your cPanel. You may also reset your Multicraft password by following this guide: How to Reset your Multicraft Password.For your FTP logins, the cPanel information is what you need, which is available in your HostGator Welcome email. Double-check that you have copied the details from the FTP Server Login page correctly.

If you are getting errors when connecting through FileZilla, this may be because you have provided the wrong FTP details. You can now easily transfer files to and from your server! Once it shows Status: Directory listing of '/' successful and your server files are listed on the lower-right section, under Remote site on FileZilla, this means that you have successfully connected and may now download and upload files to your server via FTP. Click Quickconnect on FileZilla and wait for it to successfully connect.Fill out the details displayed on the FTP Server Login page of your server control panel into FileZilla as shown below. Your FTP password is the same as your Multicraft control panel password.On your server control panel, navigate to Files > FTP File Access.Make sure that you download the FileZilla Client and NOT FileZilla Server.

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