{"id":57,"date":"2022-01-12T03:56:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T03:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/?p=57"},"modified":"2022-04-03T08:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:14:23","slug":"cloudways-sftp-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/cloudways-sftp-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudways SFTP: How to Setup WordPress FTP with Cloudways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll show you <strong>how to connect to Cloudways FTP<\/strong> so you can access your WordPress files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you want to edit your files or upload a child theme, you&#8217;ll know what to do when you&#8217;ve read this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662149a1be368\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662149a1be368\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/cloudways-sftp-wordpress\/#watch-the-video-tutiorial\" title=\"Watch the Video Tutiorial\">Watch the Video Tutiorial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/cloudways-sftp-wordpress\/#connect-to-cloudways-ftp-how-to-access-wordpress-files-with-cloudways\" title=\"Connect to Cloudways FTP: How to Access WordPress Files with Cloudways\">Connect to Cloudways FTP: How to Access WordPress Files with Cloudways<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/cloudways-sftp-wordpress\/#step-1-create-application-credentials\" title=\"Step 1: Create Application Credentials\">Step 1: Create Application Credentials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/cloudways-sftp-wordpress\/#step-2-add-your-server-to-a-ftp-client\" title=\"Step 2: Add Your Server to a FTP Client\">Step 2: Add Your Server to a FTP Client<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"watch-the-video-tutiorial\"><\/span>Watch the Video Tutiorial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Access WordPress Files with Cloudways - SFTP Setup\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYJtSuFZQJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading if you&#8217;d prefer to follow the written steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"connect-to-cloudways-ftp-how-to-access-wordpress-files-with-cloudways\"><\/span>Connect to Cloudways FTP: How to Access WordPress Files with Cloudways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps to access your WordPress files with Cloudways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-1-create-application-credentials\"><\/span>Step 1: Create Application Credentials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside your Cloudways account, navigate to your application and under <strong>&#8220;Access Details&#8221;<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll see <strong>&#8220;Application Credentials&#8221;<\/strong> on the left:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cloudways-application-credentials.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cloudways-application-credentials.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cloudways-application-credentials-250x121.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Cloudways FTP Credentials<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a username and password and click <strong>&#8220;Add&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then click on the IP address, username, and password to copy them, one-by-one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-2-add-your-server-to-a-ftp-client\"><\/span>Step 2: Add Your Server to a FTP Client<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Download and install a FTP client like <a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FileZilla<\/a> and click the icon under the File menu item to add a new server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla.jpg 581w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-250x88.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, click on <strong>&#8220;New Site&#8221;<\/strong> and give it a name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260\" width=\"720\" height=\"485\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-settings.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-settings-250x168.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-settings-594x400.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Copy and paste your IP address, username, and password into the correct fields and select SFTP from the Protocol dropdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Port number is 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Connect and you&#8217;ll see the root directory of your Cloudways server. Click on <strong>&#8220;public_html&#8221;<\/strong> to see your WordPress files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-wordpress-files-on-cloudways.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-wordpress-files-on-cloudways.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-wordpress-files-on-cloudways-250x173.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filezilla-wordpress-files-on-cloudways-578x400.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Access WordPress Files on Cloudways with FileZilla<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can edit your WordPress files like .htaccess, wp-config.php, and access your themes and plugins directories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need an SSL for your site? 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