How to establish a connection via ftp total commander. FTP connection and editing via Total Commander. Connecting to an FTP server: step-by-step instructions
Dear readers! Today’s lesson will be devoted to a well-known FTP client Total Commander. I'll tell you how to work with the program and how to set up ftp in Total Commander.
To promote, improve or update a blog, we regularly have to get into the code and work with its files. For these purposes, I use various tools - read - including Total Commander.
This program is very easy to use, especially for beginners. If you are not yet familiar with it, read the article and start mastering it.
Briefly about FTP connection and Total Commander
FTP— (File Transfer Protocol) file transfer protocol. An FTP client is needed to transfer files from a computer to a server and vice versa.
There are many FTP clients, one of the most popular is Total Commander. It is easy to use and has a user-friendly, nice interface. Disadvantages:
- ftp accesses are saved automatically and stored unencrypted, which often leads to sites being hacked - never save your passwords in Total Commander
- Total Commander sometimes glitches, rebooting helps
It's time to move on to the main question: how to configure ftp in Total Commander?
How to set upFTP toTotalCommander
1. Download the Total Commander program from the developer’s website: ghisler.com
2. Install it and run it
3. Create an ftp connection by going to "Net"-> “Connect withFtp server" or by pressing the keys " Ctrl+F» 
4. In the window that opens, click the “ Add» 
5. Enter the data provided by the hoster for the ftp connection. If you don't have them, ask your hosting support. 
- ANDconnection name – it doesn’t matter what you write. This is necessary to make it more convenient to find the site you need, enter the address of your site.
- Server– enter the hostname or IP address that the hosting provider gave you.
- Account — enter the username (login) that the hoster gave you.
- Password – if you enter your password here, it will be saved in a file on your disk in unencrypted form. NEVER enter your password here, if you don’t want to treat the site for viruses later.
- Remote Directory - This can be useful if you frequently access a specific folder. Write down the path to it and after connecting you will immediately end up in this folder. For example: blog/public_html/wp-content/themes/theme_name
It happens that the standard operating mode does not work (an error occurs), you can check the “ Passive exchange mode" - may work.
Click OK. If you did not enter a password, a separate window will pop up asking you to enter it - now you can enter it. If you entered everything correctly, you will automatically connect to the server.
Now when you need to connect to your site's FTP server, click "Net"-> “Connect withFtp server." In the list of connections, select the desired site and click the “ Connect" Setting up an ftp connection in Total Commander is complete!
Where Total Commander stores ftp settings
You already know the sad story that all entered accesses to servers are in one file. You can find it at: C:\Users\User_name\AppData\Roaming\GHISLER\wcx_ftp.ini
When you reinstall Windows, copy this file so you don't have to configure all the connections again.
How to use Total Commander
Let's talk about how to work in Total Commander.
Your website opens in the left half, and your computer in the right. You see a list of files and folders and can navigate through them. It is convenient to use hotkeys when performing actions on files and folders; they are labeled below on the buttons:
F5 - copy, F6 - move, F7 - create folder, F8 - delete file or folder.
If you select a file on the server and press F5, it will be copied to the folder on your computer open on the right, after which you can edit it and upload it back. You can also press F4 to edit files - the editing mode will open directly on the server. 
Access rights to files and folders (attributes)
When working with websites, you often have to set permissions for files and folders. Doing this through Total Commander is very simple: open the “Files” -> “Change Attributes” menu and check the boxes for the required combination.
That's enough for today, now you know everything about setting up an ftp connection in Total Commander and know how to work in it . If you have any problems, write in the comments.
Good luck everyone!
Hello dear friends and regular readers of this blog.
Today we will set up FTP through Total Commander.
So let's get started. To set up FTP through Total Commander you need to do the following.
On the toolbar of the Total Commander file manager there is an FTP button that we will need to click when we need to access our website.
Those who like to use keyboard shortcuts can press Ctrl-F. The following dialog box “Connecting to FTP Server” will pop up. Only the sign in the middle, with site addresses, will be empty at first.
But nature (and we agree with her on this) does not tolerate emptiness, so let’s immediately click the “Add” button and create the first line in this list.
You can write anything as the connection name, as long as you remember where you have what, but the rest of the data must be entered absolutely accurately, without the slightest mistake.
It’s even better to copy from the letter received when registering for hosting or, accordingly, from the site page on which all the necessary letters and numbers were written for you.
The FTP server address is written in the “Server” line. Usually it coincides with the address of the site itself (but not always), only FTP is added in front.
“Account” often coincides with the account on the site itself, but here, as you can see, it was done differently: the provider issued a certain long series of numbers and letters as a name. Enter your password in the line - guess what? - Right! - A password issued specifically for accessing the FTP site, and not for logging into the control panel or accessing the database.
If you want to immediately get inside the folder with WordPress, in the line “Deleted. directory" enter the folder name and a forward slash (like this: publick_ html/, or this: htdocs/, or otherwise: www/). In principle, this is not necessary - you can enter the folder manually. Just think, an extra double click!..
In the same way, it is not necessary, but it is convenient to enter the address of the folder on your computer - with WordPress and plugins for it, with pictures or other materials that you are going to transfer to the site.
Then the corresponding folder will be shown on one panel of the file manager remote computer(site), and on the other - your own. This second address is set in the “Local” line. Catalog".
Sometimes it turns out to be impossible to work with the site in standard mode - the connection attempt ends with an error message, despite the fact that all names, passwords, addresses, and addresses have been entered correctly. Then try checking the box “Passive exchange mode”. Often this is exactly what is required.
There are also some more valuable settings at the bottom of the window. Let's say you notice that after a minute or two of downtime, the site turns out to be inaccessible, the FTP server begins to suspect that you have left and, in any case, have not accessed it for too long - maybe you went out for a smoke or are chatting with a friend - and closes the session.
When you try to enter a folder or copy a file, you first wait for God knows what, then a message appears about the connection being lost, then the FTP client will offer to restore the connection and will restore it after a while.
To avoid this, check the box “Send a command to keep the connection active” and click OK.
In the “Command” list there are also several commands that Total Commander can send to the site (if this doesn’t work, try the next one). You can also change the time interval after which this command is sent - set 90 seconds or 60.
When you finally click OK, a new line will appear in the list of connections. To connect to a site, you will need to click on the FTP button (or press Ctrl-F), select the appropriate connection and double-click on it. You can click the connection once and click the Connect button twice.
And the “Change” button will allow you to make corrections to the Total Commandera FTP connection settings. If you entered the wrong address, you made a mistake with the password, or other settings need to be corrected.
In the screenshot below you can see the Total Commander file manager window.
On the right file panel - the site, on the left - home computer. What exactly is shown there and there is told to us by the title bar, right above the list of files: on the left it says that we are on the C: drive, in the WordPress\Plugins folder, and on the right - on the site, in the folder www/all.blog-raskruti.ru/wp-content/plugins. You can switch to another drive by selecting its letter in the drop-down list at the top.
To enter a folder, double-click on it; to exit, if you are in the wrong place, double-click on the curved arrow with a colon in the very top line of the file list.
To move from one file panel to another, click once on any file or folder on the left or right. You can also press the Tab key.
So, I need to submit the plugin to the site. On the left I click on the folder of the required plugin (it is surrounded by a dotted frame), and then on the “F5 Copy” button.
You can simply press F5, the effect will be the same: the program will ask for confirmation, and if the connection has not been broken during the downtime, it will perform the action we need - forward the folder to the site.
And if you right-click on an unnecessary plugin and press the “F8 Uninstall” button, you will be able to remove the corresponding plugin, even if this cannot be done using WordPress tools.
The third option: the ability to directly edit a text file, correct some configuration or style markup manually.
Click on this file on the site and press “F4 Edit”. The file will be sent to your computer and loaded into Notepad or another text editor. Make the necessary edits, save the file to disk and close Notepad. After this, Total Commander will ask you for permission to forward it to the site and replace it old version new.
And one last thing: the “F7 Directory” key will allow you to create new folder on the website (or on your computer - depending on which panel the dotted frame is located on). You will need to enter the folder name.
This is where I stop my story about how to set up FTP through Total Commander. I could go on for a long time, but this is not the place for this story... Thank you all! 🙂 And also read the post using WinSCP.
Choosing an FTP client is a big decision. After all, if you install a program that is not suitable for this, it can damage the files that you will upload to the server via an FTP connection. That's why many people choose popular programs, which tens of thousands of Russian-speaking users have already trusted. One of these is Total Commander.
However, judging by the discussions on the forums, Total Commander is not as suitable for working with FTP as the well-known FileZilla application. The trouble is that the reason for such negative reviews- this is the inability to correctly configure an FTP connection through Total Commander. Therefore, this article will discuss setting up this program, and also touch upon the topic of working via SFTP in Total.
How to set up FTP in Total Commander file manager
The developers of the Total program are confident that working through an FTP connection and a file manager are inseparable concepts. This would be completely inconvenient if you could connect to the server, but could not manage the computer's file system. Total Commander copes with such tasks with a bang, so it will definitely complete all the tasks that you assign to it, of course, if you configure the program correctly.
As you know, Total Commander is a very unique program with unique interface. You won't be able to use this file manager those combinations that you usually use when working with a computer. Because to enable FTP settings, you need to hold down the key combination Ctrl + F. In normal mode, this key combination would bring up the search bar. Or you can find the FTP icon on the toolbar at the top - it's your choice. The menu that you will open is the section of the program in which FTP is configured, and in which many users get confused, which is why they are unable to work with the server through Total Commander.
If you do not want to change anything in the settings, but only want to quickly connect to the server to transfer data, then you need to create a new connection - to do this, click “New URL”. Next, you enter the server address in the line and click OK - a connection to the host will occur. And if you have an account on the server, then you can log into it without any problems. Please note that if you use FTP constantly and want to transfer data through this protocol, then it is better not to save your host account login information.
The thing is that Total Commander stores this information insecurely in a place that many people know about. And it stores it in the settings file - wcx_ftp.ini, and there is a possibility that data can be extracted from the file, so it is better not to risk it and use an anonymous connection. But this only applies to those who do not have a personal computer, but a shared one, for example, if you work with FTP somewhere in the office. Otherwise, you can safely save passwords on your PC. The fact that Total stores them in file system- this is nothing to worry about, since in extreme cases your computer will be protected from hacking by the Firewall.
It is also recommended to create links to server folders with which you constantly work in the “Frequently Used Directories” menu. If you are familiar with using Total, this will not be difficult to do. However, the best option that Total Commander has for working with FTP is synchronizing data between different directories. You need to open a folder on your computer in one panel, and on the server in the second, and thanks to synchronization you will quickly find data that is missing on the PC or host. Thus, with just a few steps you can instantly upload the necessary files to the server.
Total Commander is also suitable for those who want to use all the capabilities of the server, including editing various files and folders. To do this, you need to change your permissions on the host.
In Total, this is very easy to do - hover the cursor over the file and press Ctrl + Enter, after which it will appear command line. In the terminal, enter the command chmod 777 file1.php, only with your permissions and file name. This method is not always convenient, especially if you plan to edit a large number of files. Then you can copy all the files that you are going to edit and click the “Change Attributes” button, after which the menu for editing user rights will appear.
Plugin for secure SFTP connection in Total
If you are afraid to use Total because you think about the possibility of your account being hacked, then work through SFTP. Essentially, it is a combination of an encrypted SSH connection and the FTP data transfer protocol. Using SFTP will protect your data from interception, unlike the unprotected FTP protocol, through which even passwords are transmitted in clear text.
In the standard options of the Total program Commander setting There is no SFTP, so you will need a third-party plugin for this. There are a lot of sites on the Internet that are ready to provide you with a similar plugin for free, since Total itself is distributed free of charge. To install the plugin, you need to go to the “Configuration” section in Total and find the “Plugins” tab. First you need to unpack the archive that contains the plugin and place it in the directory with Total. Next, define the path to the add-on in the settings and click OK.
After the plugin is installed and you go to the FTP settings menu, you will see a new settings item - SSH, in which you can adjust SFTP. In general, working with SFTP is no different from using FTP. The only difference is the method of transmitting information to the server, that is, the standards by which it works this protocol. As for the user side, SFTP is not much different from FTP. So, to connect, you first need to enter your domain name, user and password. And to activate data encryption via a protocol, in the “Connection type” section, select SSH.
It is not necessary to use SFTP to work with the server - it is your personal decision. But keep in mind that FTP still has some limitations. Because this open protocol, then almost all servers do not allow clients via FTP to access personal files and folders. That is, you will not be able to enter root folder site if you use FTP. And SFTP opens these doors for you. In addition, you can safely save the session on your computer, because it will be possible to steal your password and login only if a Trojan penetrates your system. Using SFTP in combination with a normal antivirus and Firewall will prevent this possibility, and your server will be safe. So it’s much wiser to install the plugin right away if you plan to use it for a long time remote server via one computer.
Hello everyone, in this article I will show you and teach you how to set up an FTP connection in Total Commander. Let me remind you that FTP is a data transfer protocol, and is mainly needed for transferring files over a network, or the Internet. Today we will set up file transfer in Total Commander. All you need for this is Total Commander itself, and the access details for the connected node (Login or password, as well as the node itself where we will connect). Let's open our Total Commander, and in top menu select the tab as shown in the picture. Either a new FTP connection, or simply select “Connect to FTP server”
After this, we will have such a window, it shows a list of our FTP connections, etc. it is empty, we are adding a new one.
Click on the “Add” button, and a window appears with the settings of our FTP connections, or rather, you need to fill out the settings fields to set up an FTP connection.
Connection name field: in this field you can specify any name for your connection, for example “Free FTP movie server”. Next, we configure the server and port of our FTP connection. This is a very important parameter; there should be no errors, because If you fill out this field incorrectly, you will not be able to connect to your FTP server. The server and port can be specified as the server's IP address, or the site, ru address, and so on. After you have entered your server address, fill in the “Account and Password” fields. These fields are also required; without them, connecting via FTP will generate an error. We fill them out and click “Ok”, after that our connection is created. Here is an example of my FTP connection.
By clicking on the “Connect” button, I will connect to the remote directory via an FTP connection. After that, I can download the information I need. I would also like to say that you may have a different version of Total Commander, or the interface may be slightly changed, it all depends on the build and version you are using, but the principle of creating an FTP connection through Total Commander is the same. That's all for now, if there is anything you don't understand, or if you have any questions, write to me, I will try to answer.
