Using FileZilla

FileZilla is open source FTP software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License and available FREE from http://filezilla-project.org/

Download and install FileZilla. Before you can use it to upload your site, you will need to configure Site Manager.

IMPORTANT: There are two versions of Filezilla offered, make sure you are downloading and installing FILEZILLA CLIENT not Filezilla Server. If you are not seeing the same screens as the included screenshots, you are probably using the wrong version.

UPDATED: Because of changes to the Rootsweb servers you will need to follow these instructions. Publishing Your RootsWeb Site with Filezilla

Step One: Download and install Filezilla to your computer. NOTE: You can also use Quick Connect BUT you can have different custom settings in the site manager that you cannot do in the Quick Connect. 

Step Two: Configure Filezilla following these instructions. Click on any thumbnail for a larger image.

GENERAL TAB:

• Protocol - Select from the dropdown. I use 'Use explicit FTP over TLS if available'
• Host - genealogy-web-creations.com (Use the info your hosting company provided)
• Port: 22
• Logon type: Normal
• Username: provided by your hosting company
  
• Password: Provided by your hosting company
• Comments: Add details if you want (I add my password in the comments section)

ADVANCED TAB:

• Server Type : Autodetect
• Default Local Directory: click on the Browse button and navigate to the location of YOUR LOCAL website.
• Default Remote Directory: info supplied by your hosting company
  NOTE: If you try to enter a remote directory without the forward slash / , you will get an Invalid Data message.
  

TRANSFER SETTINGS:

• Leave Blank.

CHARSET TAB:

• Autodetect

You may or may not get the screen shown below. I just click OK since I know it is my hosting site. If you tcik the box that says 'Trust this site and carry on connecting?' you should not see the warning the next time you connect

Step Three: If you have followed the instructions, in the top section of the Remote directory you will see your site name, and in the Remote directory bottom section you will see directories/files  that currently make up your site.

The first entry in the Remote directory bottom section is a folder symbol with 2 dots after it; ignore it, as it is the link back to your root directory

Likewise, looking at your Local directory you will see a similar folder symbol, and the folder/files that are your local site.

You can now highlight any file/folder in your local site. right-click and select upload. IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure you have the correct directory open on the remote site before you transfer your files/folder.

It may take some time if your connection is a dial-up, but if on an optical broadband connection it could be all done in a few minutes - or much less depending on the size of your site.

Revised & Updated: January 16, 2020

Additional Resources

• Enable Hidden Files in FileZilla
• Using File Filters in FileZilla