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How to install and use FireFTP

Installing an FTP client is beneficial when you want to transfer large files from your computer to your web server. To learn more about it, please see what is FTP. See the video or steps below on how to install and use the popular free FTP client for the Firefox browser called FireFTP.

Here are the steps to summarize how to install and use FireFTP:

1. Go to google.com,  type in FireFTP and select the first choice or go directly to http://fireftp.mozdev.org/

2. In the green box click on Download FireFTP, select Allow if you get a message in your browser.

3. After the install is complete, make sure to restart your Firefox browser otherwise you won’t see the new plugin.

4. When the browser restarts you can find your FireFTP plugin in the Tools menu above.

5. To create a new account, go to the top next to the Connect button select the pull down to Create an Account.

6. Type in your host, which is your domain name and the password that was given to you by your hosting company.

7. Select Connect and now you’re in.

8. Left side is your computer and the right side is the web server.

9. Use the appropriate left or right green arrow to transfer the files between the two windows.