FileZilla

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Hello!

I have a query which I hope someone can help with! I am wanting to download filezilla but don't know what to download as it's all Greek to me! I'm a little confused as to what to download. It will say 'Download FileZilla' which I click on, and then it takes me to the next page with 3 different packages...
FileZilla Client
FileZilla Client Unstable
FileZilla Server

I clicked on all three to get more detail, but, yep you guessed it, I got more confused.

If anyone can help, that'd be awesome!

Thanks in advance!

Jim Hutchinson · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

If you just want to use it for downloading other software, you want the client.

If you want to allow others to download software from your computer, get the server.

If you are brave and do not mind if the program has a few bugs in it, providing the primary functions work and it has all the latest updates, get the unstable.

Hope that helps.

Jim Hutchinson

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Hi Jim!

Thank you so much for that you're a legend mate! I have now successfully installed it!

Thanks again,

Kimberley

P.S. Thanks for putting it in 'laymans' terms! Very Happy

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Hi!

Me again! I have another query... I'm at page 82 in the SAH, and I need to connect the filezilla to my site. On filezilla where is says Host...Username...Password and Port am I going through blue host or WP? I know it may seem obvious, but please keep in mind I know nothing about all this stuff and am learning as I go! I would say, think of me as a child but even children would know more about it than me! Smile

Hope someone can help!

Thank you! Smile

Jim Hutchinson · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject:

Hello Kimberly

You will enter the information to connect with your site on blue host. That is probably where your WordPress blog is stored.

See, WordPress has no FTP login, only web-based. So when you upload files, you are actually connecting with Blue Host.

Hope that helps.

Jim Hutchinson

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Hi Jim!

I'm just not sure what to put in host (ie do I put my web address, create another ftp user and put that address in there), where do I find the port? That sort of thing.

Thanks for helping me. I don't think I can say thanks enough!

Kimberley

Jim Hutchinson · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject:

You should be able to put your domain name in the host box. The port will be 21 and should already be there by default. If not, just enter it. That is the standard port fro FTP services.

Then put your username and password into the box that you got from Blue Host when they set up your account. Once those are in, try connecting. If there is a connection failure, you should see a message describing the problem. Otherwise, you will be able to transfer files.

Jim

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Jim, my man, you are now my best friend.

THANK YOU! Very Happy

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Hello again!

I hope I can trouble you with one last question (for a least today!) Could you tell me what button to press to upload it! I thought I had and so I went into WP and clicked Presentation and it's now coming up as a 404 error. (i've almost got it, just not quite!)

Thanks again..
Kimberley

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Oh boy....

I must've done something although I don't know what. I now cannot even access wp! Its coming up as
Not Found

The requested URL /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Any ideas?

Thank you Confused

Jim Hutchinson · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:05 am Post subject:

The login page is usually just /wp-admin/wp-login.php

Is that there? Can you access the main page of your blog? If so, depending on the template you have on it, look for a category in the navigation bar named Meta. In that category is Register, Login, etc. Click the Login link to get to your admin panel.

If you still need help, send me a PM with a link to your blog and I will check it out.

Jim

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Thank you. I do need 'dire' help! I tried to PM you but it comes up as being disabled.

Jim Hutchinson · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:35 am Post subject:

Ok, there are two other ways to do this. The first is to go into your profile and put a link to your site in your signature.

The other way is to click the www button below this post. That will take you to my website where you can use the contact form.

We WILL gets this worked out for you. I have a training call in an hour though, so hopefully we can get through it before that.

Jim

aussie · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Brisbane

Thank you Jim.

I've just sent a message through your site now. Feel free to re post anything from it (excluding the obvious!) to the board just in case anyone following this is in a similar boat!(not likely but you never know!)

Thanks again,

Kimberley

Jim Hutchinson · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:12 am Post subject:

I received your email Kimberley. Then I downloaded and installed FileZilla. I put the domain name, username, password and port 21 in the boxes on top and clicked Quick Connect.

What I see now is 4 boxes, 2 on top and 2 on bottom.

The two on top are the folder structures. On the left is my local computer and on the right is the folders list on my website.

In the lower half, I have my local files on the left, showing the folder that I selected in the box directly above that. On the right are the files inside the folder I chose directly above that.

You asked about how to transfer files. Select any file or group of files on the left that you want to send to your site. Right click inside the blue highlighted area if multiple files are selected, or on a single file, and choose Upload from the popup menu.

You can also add them to a queue if you want to select multiple files and upload them all at once.

One thing I noticed is when I drag and drop a file and a folder is highlighted when doing that, the file will be placed into that folder.

So for instance, I want to drag and drop the index.html file from the server to my local computer. When I drag it over, a folder here is selected and upon releasing the mouse button, the index.html file is put into the selected folder, not in the main folder where I intended. So caution should be used here.

An alternative to that is to drag and drop the file from the lower pane to the folders list on top, diagonal from the files list, so it will go into your intended folder. I know, that sounds weird, but once you do it, all will become clear.

There are buttons on the top that you can use to alter the layout, making it just two panes instead of 4.

Now that you know how to transfer files, you should log in and navigate to the folder your blog is in. In your case, it will be the primary public folder, such as public_html.

Under that one is wp-content/themes which is where your new them will go. Just drag and drop the entire folder, not the individual files.

Once up there, log into your WP Admin, go to Presentation and click on your new theme to activate it.

When you are done with FileZilla, look on the menu and click Server, then disconnect.

Oh and great job on reinstalling WordPress! Now you will be dangerous! Have fun with it.

Jim