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Connect to FTP/SFTP server

This guide contains simplified description of connecting to FTP or SFTP server with WinSCP.

Before starting you should have WinSCP installed.

Collecting Session Details

Before you connect, you need to know at least:

Host name1 of the server2, such as ftp.example.com. Particularly when connecting to server hosting your website, note that the host name of the server, where you connect to manage the web site may not be the same as your website domain.
Protocol the server supports (FTP, SFTP, FTPS, etc.);
Account username;
Account password3.

If you do not know these details, ask administrator of the system you are trying to connect to, such as:

IT Support department of company you work in;
IT Support department or university you study at;
Webhosting company that provides you a website.

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