What is FTP?

FTP is the publishing method by which Blogger transfers blog files to remote servers, so you only need to know about it if you are publishing to your own website. If you are using our free Blog Spot hosting, the publishing is all taken care of for you automatically.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another over a TCP/IP-based network, such as the Internet

Your upload and delete records can be view by the system/server administrator. The contents of the files will not be viewable.

Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer. FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).

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• use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another; "You can FTP these data"
• file transfer protocol: protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

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A very common method of moving files on the Internet. For example, when a Blizzard designer creates a new web site design, a copy of that design is saved on our local server. Once the site is approved, it is uploaded to a web server for viewing on the Internet, using FTP

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FTP is much faster to upload files than using a file manager, and it's pretty easy too after you get the hang of it.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another 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, which solves the problem of different end host configurations (i.e., Operating Systems, file names).[1] FTP is used with user-based password authentication or with anonymous user access.

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 represents the network functionality that enables users to upload web page files (simple text files, images, multi-media files, etc.) from their personal computers to the server where their websites are located and vice versa - to download files from a particular server to their own machines.

What is the FTP commonly used for?
The most common use of FTP - for data transfer purposes, is of greatest help to users creating their websites on their personal computers due to the high flexibility levels it offers as far as the parameters of the computer-server connection are concerned. FTP comes in handy as soon as the websites' files are created (via a text editor or a specific webpage program) and are ready to be moved to the server where the websites will be hosted, so that their content could become accessible online. Through an FTP client, users can move their files to the server where their hosting account is located in seconds. Moreover, they can upload as many files at a time as necessary.

FTP- How does it work?
To take an advantage of FTP you must have an active Internet connection, a hosting server from/to where the files will be transferred and FTP account creation rights. All web hosting plans offered by NTC Hosting feature an integrated FTP Manager, allowing users to create several independent FTP accounts for their particular needs.

The FTP service is provided through a TCP network protocol. In order to establish an FTP connection the user needs to point his FTP client to an FTP server. The information needed includes an FTP host, FTP account credentials (username or password) and an FTP port.