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FTP Client - Acko - June 30th, 2013
What FTP Client do you use? I use FileZilla as it's the most popular and I just plain like it
Re: FTP Client - Darth-Apple - June 30th, 2013
I almost always use filezilla as well. At times I have used SSH instead of FTP for file transfer, and I've used windows explorer before as well.
Re: FTP Client - CreateAForum - July 1st, 2013
WinSCP since works with windows/linux and sftp. If a lot of files I like SmartFTP due to multiple thread support and some custom setttings.
Re: FTP Client - Darth-Apple - July 1st, 2013
sFTP is really the way to go if you are able to use it. Most shared hosts use standard FTP, so that is what a lot of people are familiar with. Luckily I'm not using shared hosting, so I am able to use sFTP easily.
I actually crashed a VPS I was setting up for someone once by using a faulty configuration of vsftpd. It's an easy thing to accidentally corrupt, and creating all of the FTP users one by one is a real pain. Sftp solves a lot of problems.
Re: FTP Client - simlink - July 1st, 2013
I've only ever used Filezilla, personally. It works.ÂÂ
Re: FTP Client - Acko - July 1st, 2013
Also note I only use FTP because I have a either a choice of File Manager or FTP for my Minecraft server. And although I think File Manager is more suited for this, I really lean towards FTP since it is more professional imo.
Re: FTP Client - Darth-Apple - July 1st, 2013
File manager is much harder to use as well. I actually don't even have the option to use file manager for makestation because I purchased unmanaged hosting and don't get cPAnel, but what's really nice is that I get direct SSH access and some great hosting for a much lower price, since I'm not paying for all of the little details I don't really need anyway.
RE: FTP Client - Marc - August 4th, 2013
(June 30th, 2013 at 6:34 PM)t3haco Wrote: What FTP Client do you use?I use Core FTP Lite. Pro is free (lifetime free trail, that is), however, you have to wait a long time before you can take advantage of the program. Oh, and the wait gets longer with every use. Today it's 2 minutes, tomorrow it'll be 4 minutes, and the next day - 8 minutes. Crazy stuff, hence the reason I use Lite.
(June 30th, 2013 at 6:34 PM)t3haco Wrote: I use FileZilla as it's the most popular and I just plain like itFileZilla gave the world of problems on my old dual-core desktop running on Windows Vista. I tried it out on my new quad-core Windows 7 laptop and I'm still encountering some issues with the program. For a start, it uploads files VERY slow.
Other times it uploads files pretty quick. I tested the same FTP details with another FTP program and everything worked fine. I guess it was a problem with the firewall or something.
(July 1st, 2013 at 9:14 AM)Darth-Apple Wrote: File manager is much harder to use as well. I actually don't even have the option to use file manager for makestation because I purchased unmanaged hosting and don't get cPAnel, but what's really nice is that I get direct SSH access and some great hosting for a much lower price, since I'm not paying for all of the little details I don't really need anyway.
I also don't use cPanel unless I purchase shared hosting. It's a lot of money to keep renewing a cPanel license yearly. Plus, there are other free alternatives, however, it will consume server resources that can be used for your website(s).