How to Upload Your Website With FileZilla

FileZilla is a free, popular FTP/SFTP client. Once it's connected to WebFulHost you can upload a full website, move a few files, or download a backup copy — all by dragging and dropping.

Step One — get an FTP login

1. Log into cPanel and open FTP Accounts.
2. Create an account (log in with your main account credentials if you prefer not to).
3. Make a note of the host address, username and password.

Step Two — connect in FileZilla

1. Open FileZilla. From the top menu choose File > Site Manager.
2. Click New Site and name it WebFulHost.
3. Set these values:

Protocol:        SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
Host:            your hosting server's host name
Port:            22
Logon Type:      Normal
User:            your FTP username
Password:        your FTP password

4. Click Connect. The first time, FileZilla asks you to trust the host key — accept it.
5. The left panel is your computer, the right panel is your hosting. Double-click public_html on the right.

Step Three — upload your files

1. On the left, open the folder on your computer that contains your website files.
2. Select everything inside it and drag it into public_html on the right.
3. Watch the bottom pane — FileZilla shows every file copying, and any that fail.

For a WordPress site, dragging the contents of your local WordPress folder into public_html puts the site files in place; the database is a separate step. If any upload fails with a timeout, see How to Upload Large Websites.

Downloading a copy works in reverse

Select files on the right and drag them left to pull a copy onto your computer — a free manual backup whenever you need one.