Filezilla is the most commonly used FTP client application through which file transfer between two hosts can be done very effectively. It is also an open source software distributed free of charge under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The steps to configure Filezilla are shown below.
- Download FileZilla from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/filezilla/
- Install it and launch it.
- Go to “File >> Site Manager”
- Click on “New site” Button.
- Enter the name for the new site in the left pane.
- Enter the following FTP server details in the right pane :
Host : Ip address or domain name Port : 21 ServerType : FTP LogonType : Normal User : User name of the FTP account Password : Password of the FTP account.
- Click on Connect
- Now in the left window you can see the local files and in the right window you can se the FTP server files.
- Drag and drop the files/directories to the FTP server directory to upload the files to that directory. You need to do the reverse process for file downloading.
That’s all !!