Title: FTP Upload not working
Last modified: October 24, 2016

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# FTP Upload not working

 *  [jgalbraith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgalbraith/)
 * (@jgalbraith)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-not-working/)
 * I have tried all setings in all configurations however I always get errors… I
   entered the same settings that i use to connect with FileZilla and get error 
   below…
 *     ```
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] 2. Try to send backup file to an FTP server …
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] Connected via explicit SSL-FTP to server: XX.XX.XXX.XX:21
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP client command: USER Administrator
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP server reply: 331 Password required for Administrator.
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP client command: PASS *******
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP server reply: 230 User logged in.
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP client command: SYST
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP server reply: Windows_NT
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP client command: PASV
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] FTP server reply: Entering passive mode
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] Starting upload to FTP  …
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] WARNING: ftp_nb_continue(): Opening BINARY mode data connection.
       [24-Oct-2016 22:12:28] ERROR: Cannot transfer backup to FTP server!
       ```
   

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-not-working/)
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