[j_christley]

Hi there - I was following along with a YouTube video explaining how to upload Wordpress.org to 000webhost. Everything was going well until it came time to do the actual upload. It won't do it. Then I notice there's a 5MB limit on single files. Ha ha! Wordpress.org comes in a 12-13 MB ZIP file, or a 10.7 MB TAR ARCHIVE. So the only solution is to upload each of the dozens upon dozens of files singly. Or is there an easier way?

[ShocK]

Hi, there's no filesize limit if you use an ftp client like filezilla - http://filezilla-project.org/
Easy to use and free, instructions here - [TUTORIAL] How to FTP to the 000Webhost Servers

[j_christley]

I already have FileZilla, but I had trouble making a connection. It says "Connection established" but then it times out waiting for the welcome message.

Here's what I am entering:

Host: ftp://www.thefilmsaurus.com (also tried http:// and without the www.)
Password: correct password
Username: taken from 000webhost account page, lower-case "a" 7-digit number
Port: have tried 80 and 21

It'll only make the connection with ftp:// prefix in Host and Port 80, otherwise the connection is refused outright.

Other info: I currently have a Wordpress.COM site pointed at this domain name (acquired thru GoDaddy), but I am trying to switch over to Wordpress.ORG so I can install more custom material. I am tempted to switch to a competitor just to have a less frustrating transition.

[ShocK]

Host would be - thefilmsaurus.com

[j_christley]

Right, I did attempt that. However it needs it to be prefixed with FTP or another protocol.

[ShocK]

Nope, just as it says in that tutorial, no prefix.

[j_christley]

And when the error message comes up saying I need a protocol like FTP, what then?

[j_christley]

Does any of this have anything to do with the fact that I have WP.com pointed at the domain?

[j_christley]

Error message states, when using Port 21, "Connection refused by server," makes several more attempts using different IP (not sure about this, I am not very savvy with technical terms) then giving up.

[ShocK]

I don't use filezilla I use a different client, same principle though, looks like this. Make sure it's set to normal and not anonymous.