Why does my FTP fail to connect?

If your FTP progam is not connecting properly, here are some possible reasons:

  1. Your firewall could be blocking it.
  2. In cases where you are using the IP address contained in your welcome email, enter (in Host Name) only the numbers — don't add ftp, www or anything else).
  3. Make sure your username and password are the same as your control panel username and password.
  4. Some FTP programs require a path in order to connect. Your path would be /home/YOURUSERNAME/public_html

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