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March 26, 2008, 10:26:00 AM
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Before starting this lesion lets first start with a basic question What Is FTP?FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and it is most preferred, most secure and simplest way to transfer data (i.e. download and upload) over ‘internet’ or lets say ‘server’. While performing most common action like downloading a file from server we are actually transferring a file from one computer located at some different location to our computer, and while uploading a file on server we are actually transferring a file from our computer to some another computer located at some other location. This is actual meaning of T (Transfer) in the word FTP A FTP has a address and it is similar to HTTP, only the difference is it uses ftp:// as prefix instead of http:// For Example: http://www.MyDemoSite.com/ http://ftp://ftp.MyDemoSite.comBut this is not generally we access FTP. The software/tool that makes it easy is called as FTP Client. FTP Client is software programmed to transfer the files over the two computers on internet or it is software that helps us to use FTP to transfer files on internet. This gives an answer to another basic question what is FTP Client? We need to install this software on our computer and then using connection properties we can connect to another computer over internet, but for this we need live internet connection enabled on our computer. Some popular free to use Windows FTP Client tools are: WS_FTP - http://www.wsftp.com/ SmartFTP - http://www.smartftp.com/ CuteFTP - http://www.cuteftp.com/All the FTP Client software has a two pane which divide the software’s main screen in two parts may be vertically or horizontally depending upon the FTP Client software. The pane on one side is used to display files and folders on our computer and the other pane is used to display files and folders on another computer/server. [img]http://www.technicaltalk.net/uploads/images/ws_ftpScreen.JPG[/img] Above screen shows Screen shot of WS_FTP tool with two panes. When you start the FTP Client software it will ask you to enter your site/server information which will allow the software to connect to server. The most common information that are required or asked by FTP Client is: - Profile Name: It is a simple name, and anything can be given for this. It’s just a name given to your profile to identify the profile from list of profiles. Selecting a profile name according to domain name is preferred. For example, if the domain name is mygamesite.com then you can give profile name as MyGameSiteProfile etc.
- Host Type: Provide your server type where your site is hosted. You can skip this actually. For example, provide ‘WINDOWS’ if your site is hosted on windows server.
- User ID: Provide your server userid here.
- Password: Provide your server password.
Different FTP Client software may have different title names for this information. Once all the details are provided FTP Client software will connect to the server and you will see list of files and folders from your computer on left pane of software window and list of files and folders from server computer on right side of pane. To transfer the files you will need to just drag and drop the required files from one pane to another pane. For example, if you want to download a required file then select the file from list of files in right pane and drag-drop it on left side of pane. You can even drag-drop entire folders or multiple files. That’s all! Using all these simple steps you can use any FTP Client software easily to transfer files on internet.
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April 09, 2008, 10:55:36 AM
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Great article, this should definitely help those that are new to FTP programs. Out of those three programs you listed, I highly recommend SmartFTP. It's the first FTP program I used. I've used the others one but I prefer SmartFTP because it's pretty easy to use. The only problem is there's a nag screen that always pops up, and you have to buy it to get rid of it. But it's not a huge problem.
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April 10, 2008, 04:54:47 AM
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Good article - I, like the writer (it seems) , use WS_FTP - Ive tried numerous other clients, but the simplicity and none intrusive nature of WS_FTP really makes it a winner in my book.
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June 10, 2008, 08:57:00 PM
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Great article. I have had few bad moments with FTP programs, mainly caused by me but I found out that best FTP program that suits my needs is FileZilla. Very simple to use and it transfers whole folders in one drag and drop (I found that SmartFTP doesnt).
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June 12, 2008, 09:33:15 AM
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Thank you for your precious comments
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April 14, 2009, 10:14:38 PM
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The article seems to be very useful for newbeis...Explained in a clear and consise manner
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June 16, 2009, 09:34:03 PM
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Glad to know that people liked this article 
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July 11, 2009, 08:30:26 PM
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Nice article!
Just wanted to post that FileZilla is also a very popular FTP Client, which I have used in the past with no problems.
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July 17, 2009, 08:56:42 AM
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Thank you Thomas for the additional information.
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July 23, 2009, 07:53:10 PM
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I'd like to stick in another one for FileZilla, it's my FTP client of choice. Though I find myself using WinSCP most of the time when dealing with most of my servers.
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August 02, 2009, 05:59:33 PM
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I started using FTP Navigator in the beginning but had a lot of trouble with it. So now I use FileZilla if I am on my own computer, or WinSCP for U3 if I am on the road. 
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August 03, 2009, 03:11:13 AM
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If possible share your experience with FileZilla and WinSCP
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August 03, 2009, 06:17:31 PM
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Well for me, FileZilla works like a charm. Haven't had one problem with it. It shows the log up top so I can detect errors in file transfers, plus there's a tab at the bottom where the failed transfers end up so I know that I have to re-upload them next chance I get.
WinSCP is the program I run off my flash drive when I work on my website from anywhere but home. I find it to be a decent program but it seems like it just runs really slow when I use it. I don't know if it is the program itself or if it is because it's running from removable media, but FileZilla is much more efficient with file transfers than WinSCP.
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October 30, 2009, 08:10:54 AM
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Filezilla is the best FTP client I have ever seen. I once tried using CoreFTP but it didn't work. When I want to upload something quick, I use net2Ftp.
Nice tutorial, Thanks.
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October 31, 2009, 01:15:53 AM
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This article with screen shots to elaborate more on the topic is great information here. I am surly sharing it with my friends online, it will help them a lot.
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February 23, 2010, 01:03:58 AM
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Great article, this should definitely help for me.
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April 27, 2010, 12:25:42 PM
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Very good
I recommend FileZilla for anyone looking for a useful, free FTP client solution
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April 30, 2010, 06:29:46 AM
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wow
posted in 2008 !
its good for me to find this topic xDD
well Admin ! its really nice thread. Thank You.
i used FTP clients (filezilla) several times when i was running a site which unfortunately canceled later on.
something came in mind,
so if we are going to transfer a file from / to two computers
its not necessarily have to one of those computers be a server. is that right?
for example can i transfer files between computers involved in my home wireless connection ?
if so, what would be the host name ? could it be the IP address ?
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August 17, 2011, 06:51:21 AM
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Great article abhi! Really very useful.
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