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tcalosi wrote:try this with pure ftpd

echo "yes" > /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/DisplayDotFiles

it worked for me

Yes, exactly what I used thank you!
I never considered this because I thought I had already made that file. Short-sightedness... Ah well, thanks for the support!

NeeChee wrote:

tcalosi wrote:try this with pure ftpd

echo "yes" > /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/DisplayDotFiles

it worked for me

Yes, exactly what I used thank you!
I never considered this because I thought I had already made that file. Short-sightedness... Ah well, thanks for the support!

For idiots like me who come here trying to figure out how to get FileZilla to show the .htaccess files, could someone kindly spell out what the command line above does, where it is run, and what the "pure ftpd" is? (another program, or a way to do something in FileZilla?)

As for FileZilla, I think it is great! This .htaccess file is the first thing I've ever had an issue with. The server is not mine, though. It is some remote "black box" where a Client hosts his website. I've even asked him who hosts his website, and his response was, "Don't know. Don't care. As long as it keeps working." (Ugh!)

and what the "pure ftpd" is?

PureFTPd is the name of an FTP server software (*NIX). The command line is only for this server and must be applied server-side.

Only the server administrator can fix/update his/her server software. There's no standards compatible way for a client to force showing hidden files. You can try enabling the equally named option in FileZilla, but it is not guaranteed to work (only for FTP LIST).

Hi, I have this same issue I upgraded filezilla today on my pc and .htaccess files aren’t showing up. I did a backup of one of my sites this morning which copied the .htaccess file fine so it is definitely an issue with the new update not showing the files.

I've downgraded to an older version and it works fine which I'll use for now but was there another solution?

I bet your old version used LIST. Together with the deprecated option "Force showing hidden files" you could kindly "convince" some servers to show all files (LIST -a).

The latest versions use MLSD for getting listings, and the above option doesn't work anymore. So your solution would be to contact the server administrator.

If anyone's still looking, check this. Does not mean server is broken.

http://www.intrepid.com.au/how-to-view- ... filezilla/

FTP servers hiding files are broken, because the FTP protocol does not know or define hidden files. There are no features in FTP that allow hide files and to make files hidden by the server visible again (LIST -a is an illegal command). FTP servers must always show all files, filtering is done by the client - unfortunately many FTP server violate that rule.

I have same problem, but I'm working on XAMPP server ( local server), I have tried all solutions have posted here, but no any one of them is working, expecting how to run command MLSD?, ( I don't know) if i run from inside FileZella program self ( and how?), or from command line.
and Do I contact with XAMPP administrator to run for me pure ftpd?, if the problem from it.

Note : I'm working on ver 3.54.1.

I have same problem, but I'm working on XAMPP server ( local server), I have tried all solutions have posted here, but no any one of them is working,

The solution for PureFTPd cannot work, as:
- XAMPP running on Windows host OS contains an archaic version of FileZilla Server (0.9.41);
- XAMPP on Linux an MacOS contain ProFTPd;

XAMPP doesn't use PureFTPd in any way. What is the OS you're running XAMPP on?

expecting how to run command MLSD?, ( I don't know) if i run from inside FileZella program self ( and how?), or from command line.

The MLSD command, if supported by the FTP server you're connecting to, is automatically preferred and used by FileZilla. LIST is only kept as a fallback.

and Do I contact with XAMPP administrator to run for me pure ftpd?, if the problem from it.

The server administrator is the person or entity running the FTP server. In your case, for the local server, that would be you, you and yourself.

Possible solutions:
- With XAMPP running on Windows, the FTP server is FileZilla Server. FileZilla server is designed to never hide any files from you. So, if you don't see an .htaccess file, there isn't any. Besides, the .htaccess files have been deprecated for years by Apache and replaced with the directives functionality. Read the Apache manual for that.
- XAMPP on Linux and Mac uses ProFTPd. You'd need to consult the ProFTPd manual, then.

Important: If you are working on the same machine XAMPP is running on, you don't need the FTP server, at all. Simply copy all web files to the designated web directory (usually htdocs).

Note : I'm working on ver 3.54.1.

Note: Please update to the latest version, for further support.