What FTP is and How to Upload Files on Your WebHost Using FTP Software
FTP stands for File transfer protocol. In other word FTP is an application protocol that uses the Internet’s TCP/IP protocols. FTP is the method of your website pages, other pages, Wordpress installations, wordpress themes, wordpress plugins, audio-video, many more to uploaded on to your web host.
The FTP process is very similar to data transferring files to one folder on your computer to another folder, except you are transferring files from your own computer to the computer of the web host.
As a user, you can use FTP with a simple command line interface (for example, from the Windows MS-DOS Prompt window) or with a commercial program that offers a graphical user interface. Your web browser can also make FTP requests to download programs you select from a web page.
To be able to transfer files to your web host we need a special piece of software called “FileZilla”.
How to download and install the FTP software
To get working FTP software on your computer you will need to follow these simple steps:
[1]. On your internet browser address field type-in ‘www.filezilla-project.org’ and press enter.
[2]. Download the filezilla clint software and save it to your computer.
[3]. Install the software from where you have saved it on your computer by double clicking on it and following the screen instruction shown in below video.
How to set up a connection to your web host
Now you have got the FileZilla software installed on your computer, before you can starts uploading files from your computer to your server you first need to establish a connection with your server to do this you have to follow the three simple steps …
[1].Open up the filezilla program.
[2]. Enter the connection details.
[3]. Connect to your remotely established web host server.
How to Upload Files on Your WebHost Using FTP Software
To know the exact steps of How to Upload Files to Your Webhost Using FTP Software, please watch below video, Hope you will find helpful.
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