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Posted by shira haran
shira haran
Courses Plus Student 361 Points

this is the first time i hear about the fillezille software... did i miss a video? how do i connect it to my host?

did i skip something?

2 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Shira,

Filezilla is FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software which allows you to upload files to (and download from) your website on a server.

You may find this video useful for explaining it.

Hope that helps

-Rich

Christopher Davis
Christopher Davis
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Christopher Davis
Christopher Davis
10,399 Points

Yes, it came up in an earlier video, I forget which one. But basically you download the software, install it, then log on using your hosting server address, generally ftp.yourwebiste.com but depends on your host. Username and password are your hosting username and password. Godaddy has an auto setup feature I used when setting mine up