How to use FTP for File Transfer?
To transfer files via File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), you need to establish an FTP
connection. To make an FTP connection you
can use a standard Web browser (Internet
Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) or an FTP
Client. To transfer a file with FTP you need
to have an FTP account for the web space
you are going to transfer the file to.
When using a web browser for an FTP
connection, FTP uploads are sometimes very
slow, and downloads are not protected (not
recommended for uploading or downloading
large files).
FTP Client Software
An FTP Client is a software designed to
transfer files back-and-forth between a
computer and a server over the Internet. It
needs to be installed on your computer and
can only be used with a live connection to
the Internet.
With an FTP Client (such as FileZilla,
Cyberduck or Transmit or even laFFtp) uploading/
downloading a file is really easy.
Furthermore, FTP clients have some extra
features. For example, you can resume a
download that did not finish successfully.
This is a very nice feature for people with
slower Internet connections.
FTP clients' interface is usually divided in
two - the panel on the left shows the files
and folders on your computer (Desktop, My
Documents, etc,) and the panel on the right
displays the files on the remote server (if
this is your website hosting account, you will
see the public_html folder, where the files of
your site are stored).
FTP File Transfer
File transfers are made by simply dragging
and dropping files from one pane to the
other. Additional features of the FTP Client
include: multiple file transfers at a time,
auto resuming of the transfer, file queuing
and more.