How to Reboot Website OVH Using FileZilla | Step-by-Step Guide

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How to Reboot a Website OVH Using FileZilla

We can easily reboot a website hosted under OVH using FileZilla by accessing our hosting account, locating the website files, and making changes to the necessary files.

Step-by-Step Guide

Our experts have put together this guide to help you out:

1. First, we have to download and install FileZilla from here.
2. Then, we have to connect to the OVH hosting account with FileZilla. We will need our FTP credentials. We can get this information from our OVH account.
3. Next, head to File in FileZilla and select Site Manager.
4. Then, click the New Site button and give it a name.
5. Additionally, enter the FTP server address in the Host field.
6. After that, choose “FTP – File Transfer Protocol” as the protocol, “Use explicit FTP over TLS if available” as the Encryption, and “Use Normal login” as the Logon Type.
7. Then, enter the FTP username and password in the fields before clicking Connect to establish the connection.
8. Now, FileZilla will display the remote server’s file system on the right side of the interface.
9. Next, we can double-click the folder that contains our website files to open it. This will give us access to the files and folders associated with your website.
10. We can reboot the website, by deleting and re-uploading the main configuration file of our website. Alternatively, we can create an empty file named “app_offline.htm” in the root folder. This file acts as a placeholder and will effectively take our website offline until it is removed.
11. Optionally, we can locate the main configuration file right-click it and select “Delete.” Confirm the deletion when prompted.

    Once the file is deleted, head to the local copy of the file on our computer, right-click on it, and click “Upload.” This will upload the file back to the server.
12. Alternatively, we can right-click anywhere in the right-side pane of FileZilla and select “Create new file.”

    Then, came the file “app_offline.htm”. This file acts as a placeholder and displays a message to visitors when they access our website.
13. After we make the changes, we have to check if the changes take effect by accessing our website in a web browser. If the changes don’t appear immediately, we may have to clear our browser cache or wait for a few minutes.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Techs demonstrated how to reboot your website OVH using FileZilla.