However, you may click on the ‘ Show additional download options‘ link below the highlighted download button to select the available alternative versions of other systems.įor me, I clicked the prominent download button because that one was okay for my kind of windows OS. What I noticed is that when you click the link to visit Filezilla download page, it would automatically take you to the version that is meant for your computer operating system.

Now, you’ll have to go to Filezilla website and download the actual version that can work with your system. I’ll be taking you through how to install Filezilla FTP server on windows 7 because that’s the system I use currently (I always want to take you through what I’ve tried and tested). How to install Filezilla server on your computer If you want to ease the stress of uploading and downloading files within your website, then you really need to install Filezilla on your computer. This makes it a lot easier to locate and transfer files without stress on both ends. The beauty of Filezilla is that it places all the files on your local computer side by side with the folders on the website (Remote server) you connect it with. However, you also need an internet connection to access files on your website as much as you needed it to log into your file manager via cpanel.

So, you can access it anytime you need it. Then, the process of connecting to it is somewhat longer than it is to connect to Filezilla.Īpart from these, Filezilla is absolutely free and it lives right on your computer desktop. The File manager offered on cpanel that helps you with file management on your web hosting server is good, but could be limited in the amount of files it can transfer par time before it disconnects. One of the best ways to reduce website developmental time and speed up website maintenance process in terms of file transfer is to use FTP clients like Filezilla.

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