I want to present a quick jumpstart to connecting with and using FTP and SSH, which are both very useful tools. Let’s jump right in and start with FTP. Getting Started with FTP FTP is slow if you’re dealing with lots of files, but it gets the job done and is very reliable. I typically use Dreamweaver for my FTP … Read More
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WordPress: How to Manage Site Files Without FTP Access
As a web developer, I frequently encounter situations where I need to have access and modify files in the root directory or within the WordPress install and I don’t have FTP access. Often, I simply want to update some plugins but don’t want to do it without access to these, in case something goes wrong. Well now you can do … Read More
Use FTP to Search for Text in Filename or Content
If you need to search an entire directory via FTP for a text string (or search by filesize, date, or path), I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news it, if you are searching for files containing the string in their name: you can do it easily with FileZilla. The bad news is, there isn’t really … Read More
FileZilla – How to Enable Password Saving
If you’ve been faced with the incredibly annoying “Saving of passwords has been disabled by you” message from FileZilla, you aren’t alone. And the lack of good answers on Google is also incredibly annoying. Thankfully, it’s very easy to fix. Here’s how. Saving passwords in FileZilla With FileZilla open, go to edit -> Settings.* (Some older versions may say ‘Preferences’ … Read More
Use FTP to Create New Admin User in WordPress
I came across a really neat trick today for those times when you’ve been locked out of your own WordPress site or a client wants you to make changes to their site but never gave you login credentials. All you need is FTP access and you can create a new administrator user. Original credit for this goes to George Stephanis of … Read More