Accessing Website Files with Filezilla using SFTP

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Article ID:	304
Created On:	28 Apr 2015 12:31 PM

Answer

See the article What is FTP and how do I use it? for general information about FTP.

1. Start Filezilla and choose "Site Manager..." from the File menu
2. Click on the "New Site" button and type in a name for the site
3. In the "Host" box, type in the hostname or IP provided in your set-up documentation
4. From the "Protocol" dropdown, select "SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol"
5. From the "Logon Type" dropdown, select "Ask for password"
6. Enter the Username provided in your set-up documentation
7. Click the "Connect" button
8. When prompted, enter the Password provided in your set-up documentation
9. When connecting for the first time, you should see a pop-up "Unknown host key", click OK