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Troubleshooting recurring errors when using FTP software |
Find out how to resolve the most common FTP software related issues |
2022-01-05 |
Using FTP software when logging in to your Web Hosting plan can cause various anomalies. This guide will help you resolve the most common ones.
Find out how to resolve the most common FTP software related issues.
Warning
OVHcloud is providing you with services for which you are responsible, with regard to their configuration and management. You are therefore responsible for ensuring they function correctly.
This guide is designed to assist you in common tasks as much as possible. Nevertheless, we recommend that you contact a specialist service provider and/or discuss the issue with our community on if you have difficulties or doubts. You can find more information in the Go further section of this guide.
- An OVHcloud Web Hosting plan
- Access to the OVHcloud Control Panel
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This message coming from FileZilla indicates that you have not enabled the SFTP or SSH option from your OVHcloud Control Panel. As a result, the information exchanged between your OVHcloud hosting server and your computer will not be encrypted.
If the data you want to exchange via this link is not confidential, click OK{.action}.
Otherwise, go to the OVHcloud Control Panel, go to the Web Cloud{.action} section, then Hosting plans{.action}. Select the hosting plan concerned, then choose the FTP-SSH{.action} tab.
If you have a Personal Web Hosting plan, tick the Disabled{.action} box in the SFTP{.action} column, then wait a few minutes.
If you have a Pro or Performance Web Hosting plan, click on the ...{.action} button to the right of the FTP user concerned, then on Edit{.action}.
Choose SFTP{.action} or Enabled{.action} (to enable SSH on your hosting), click Next{.action} and then click on Confirm{.action}. Wait a few minutes.
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For any other error messages, see the
Troubleshootingsection of our Web Hosting guides.
First of all, check that your website’s files and folders are in the root folder of your Web Hosting plan.
If you have made a change to your DNS servers or DNS zone less than 48 hours ago, please wait and reboot your devices regularly to clear their cache.
If you are unable to log in, change your FTP password as described in this guide.
A lack of file storage capacity on your Web Hosting plan may cause your site to malfunction when you try to modify or update it.
To check the remaining storage space on your hosting, log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel. Click on Web Cloud{.action}, then on Hosting plans{.action}. Select the concerned hosting plan.
The amount of data storage used on your Web Hosting server (excluding databases) appears in the General information{.action} section under Disk space.
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Check that your FTP software is connected in "Passive mode" (Configuration mode of an FTP server in which the server determines the connection port).
For example, for Filezilla, click on Edit{.action}, then on Settings{.action} and open the Connection{.action} settings. Click on FTP{.action} and then choose Passive (recommended){.action}.
Also limit the size of your data transfers (you cannot send more than 5000 files and folders on OVHcloud shared servers on a single transfer). Split your imports if necessary and use compressed folders.
If you have a Pro or Performance Web Hosting plan, use the SSH protocol to import files on to your file storage space.
This link is installed by default on OVHcloud Web Hosting plans. It displays this image on your web browser:
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If you did not use the "1-click module" feature to create your website, you will need to use the Net2FTP software accessible via the OVHcloud Control Panel in order to manually delete the "Website under construction" page.
Using FileZilla software with your hosting
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