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What is FTP?

This is a basic article for the FTP service.


File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to exchange and manipulate files over a TCP/IP based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server applications. Applications were originally interactive command-line tools with a standardized command syntax, but graphical user interfaces have been developed for all desktop operating systems in use today. FTP is also often used as an application component to automatically transfer files for program internal functions. FTP can be used with user-based password authentication or with anonymous user access. The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a similar, but simplified, not interoperable, and unauthenticated version of FTP.

How to use ftp? We use ftp to trnsfer data from a local computer (like your desktop) to the server (your hosting account)

There are some paid and free software. If you are rich you can buy. I prefer a free one. FileZilla is one of the nice free one mostly I use. you can download it by visiting there website : click here (will open in a new window)

How to get connect to your server or webhosting account using FileZila?

I suppose you have allready an ftp account with your hosting service. If not you create one. Just login to the control panel of your hosting account. depend wich control panel you have Cpanel, ||parallel, … try to find FTP or create FTP in your control  panel. put a password for your ftp account, (try to do note put the same password as your hosting account password. Just for your security)

Now as you have all your ftp account information you can connect to the server .

click in your filezilla icon on your computer enter your info : hostname most time is your domain name like www . hostgrabber . com some time you can use ftp . yourdominename . com

put your username and password , if there is a case named port most time is 21

bellow are an example of FileZilla:

Left side is your local files and right side is your distant server or website

just choose the file you want to transfer and move it from left to the right.

and you are done. good luck.