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Connecting to FTP with FileZilla  Print this Article

There are many FTP clients out there. Jolly Leaf recommends FileZilla - a free of charge FTP client. 

Step 1: Click the Site Manager icon.

Step 2: Click New Site to setup a new FTP profile.

Step 3: Enter your FTP user details and click Connect.

  1. Host - This is your hosting account domain name or IP address
  2. Port - This is port "21"
  3. Username - This is your cPanel username 
  4. Password - This is your cPanel password

Step 4: Navigate to the public_html directory to upload your files.

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