We have recently seen a number of issues posted in forums that are related to hacked web sites where it appears that a Trojan virus infecting a site owner's PC may be sending FTP information to hackers. The common thread appears to be FileZilla. If you are using the FileZilla FTP utility, this is potentially a very serious threat to your web sites. We have seen … [Read more...]
How to Backup FileZilla Settings
Backing up your FileZilla files is easy to do and needs to be done periodically to avoid problems if your PC decides to crash. The current versions of FileZilla have made the backup and restore of FileZilla settings very easy. A backup is something that should be done at least every time the FileZilla settings are changed or whenever you add new accounts to the Site … [Read more...]
Editing Files Online with FileZilla
We have received several requests for information regarding how to edit live online files using FileZilla. You will need to configure FileZilla to edit live files. Here is how you do it. First, we do not really recommend editing files on a live web site. In my humble opinion, you should always download files to your PC or a local server and work on them there. If you are … [Read more...]
Understanding Image and File Paths
I normally would not cover an issue this basic, but I receive requests almost every week for answers from aspiring (OK, call them newbie) web developers who cannot see the images on their web pages after using FileZilla or another FTP utility to transfer HTML and image files to their web site. Almost all say that all they see is the infamous red X where their images should … [Read more...]
FileZilla Tips and FAQs
By now you have probably installed FileZilla, the very powerful and free FTP file transfer utility. Once it is installed, it is time to start digging into its many features. We've collected a few tips that you may find to be useful. You will find several other FileZilla tutorials on this site. We've covered issues such as installing FileZilla, using FileZilla, setting … [Read more...]
FileZilla Tutorial – Setting Default Directories
FileZilla is a real nice FTP utility that competes well with WS_FTP, CuteFTP and other popular tools. The best part about FileZilla is that it is a free download from Source Forge. The only issue I have with FileZilla is that the user interface is designed more for seasoned professionals and tends to stump users who are not familiar with FTP utilities. In this tutorial … [Read more...]
FileZilla Tutorial – Using FileZilla
FileZilla is a free and very useful FTP utility. However, its design is not very intuitive. Once it is installed, many users just sit there and scratch their heads trying to figure out what to do next. In this tutorial, we will lead you through some of the basic functions to help get you started. Believe me, you will like it once you learn how to use it. At this point, it … [Read more...]
FileZilla Installation Tutorial – FireZilla
FileZilla, also called FireZilla, is a free FTP utility that really rocks. If you are looking for a full-featured free FTP utility that's easy to install and easy to use, you will very likely be pleased with FileZilla. 1. The first step is to download FileZilla from SourceForge.net. FileZilla Download page Just click on the bar that reads Download FileZilla. At … [Read more...]
FileZilla – Free FTP File Transfer Utility – FireZilla
I found a really nice free FTP utility called FileZilla, which is available on SourceForge.net at http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla. FileZilla is an amazingly full-featured file transfer utility that looks like it compares equally to the popular WS_FTP and CuteFTP file transfer utilities. For Windows PCs, download the file with setup.exe on the right side of the … [Read more...]
Display Hidden Files Using FileZilla – aka FireZilla
FileZilla, which is frequently referred to as FireZilla, is a really nice free FTP utility. If you have not used it, it really does deserve a test drive because its features easily compare to paid FTP utilities, such as CuteFTP and WS_FTP. You can find FileZilla here: Download FileZilla from SourceForge.net The default installation of FileZilla, like most FTP … [Read more...]