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4. FTP, SFTP, FTPS or FTPES Connection

fmPreferences - FTP Connection. 

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This section describes how to set up FTP connection to be able to upload and preview images using Store Manager for Magento.

FTP connection is not required, you may skip it. FTP is used for images - downloading and uploading images for products, categories and manufacturers. If there is no valid FTP connection specified, you will not be able to view images and upload them to your server.

See an example of properly configured FTP below:

FTP settings:

  • Server address - IP address or domain name of FTP server. Do not use any prefixes or suffixes there, just simple name or IP.
  • FTP user name/ FTP password - specify login information. If you do not know your access details, please contact your Hosting Company and request details.
  • Use passive mode (recommended).
  • Store root directory - default directory where all product images are stored. Most likely it is your media/catalog/product directory. This is most interesting setting, see below for more explanations.

Additional settings:

  • Max FTP threads - the number of threads allowed. Can be used if your Hosting Company has any limitations on the number of threads.
  • Automatically download images - has to be enabled to download images automatically to preview them in Store Manager application.
  • Cache images - has to be enabled to cache images downloaded to Store Manager.
  • Clear image cache - clear local images cache.

Note: FTP account (settings - login/password) used for images management must have rights to read/write appropriate directories otherwise FTP feature may not work properly.

Note: Difference between FTP and SFTP is in using passive mode and different port number for both of them.

Click "Test Connect" button to verify whether all settings you have specified are correct. If everything is correct, you should see "Connection Successful" message.