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FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.
This is the most common method for uploading files to
websites. The FTP standard port is 21.
Many programs that use FTP, or FTP Clients
have been written. Some are free, and some are
inexpensive. With our web hosting packages, it is
necessary to have some kind of FTP client to upload your
website files.
Windows has two built in. One is a command line
program, used by opening a command prompt and typing
ftp. The other is built in to Internet Explorer.
Using ftp:// instead of http:// you
can go to an FTP site or log into a website with FTP.
Unfortunately, both the command line and Internet
Explorer methods can be difficult to use or not very
user-friendly.
Many more user-friendly programs exist on the market.
Here is a list of popular software:
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WSFTP (http://www.ipswitch.com/)
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Filezilla (http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/)
(free)
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SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/)
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CuteFTP (http://www.cuteftp.com)
In addition to uploading files, FTP can be used to
change permissions of files once they have been
uploaded.
To log into your website with an FTP client, you will
need a hostname, a username, and a password. The
hostname will usually be your full domain name, i.e.
www.yourdomain.com or sometimes
ftp.yourdomain.com.
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