File Trasnfer Protocol, a.k.a. FTP, is the fastest way to upload files from your local hard drive to internet based web site or server. To use FTP you would need an FTP client software, such as FileZilla or SmartFTP and would have to create FTP accounts to connect to your website. Click here for FTP hosting services, offering unlimited FTP account and 24/7 FTP access to your website.
FTP accounts are used if you would like to grant someone permission to upload and download files from certain location on your web site. FTP accounts allow you to set different bandwidth quotas for your users. Each account has username and password and can have access only to specific folders on your web site. Click here to learn how to create FTP accounts.
To use FTP you would need an FTP client software. FTP clients connect via file transfer protocol to an FTP server in order to transfer files. Here we have selected 2 of the best freeware FTP clients: FileZilla and SmartFTP. FileZilla is registered under the General Public Licence/GNU and SmartFTP is free for educational and home use. FileZilla and SmartFTP can be used both on Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems.
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FileZilla is a free, open source FTP client. It can be used for uploading files on your web site both for Linux and Windows hosting plans. FileZilla is the most popular FTP client software and is used by thousands of webmasters. |
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FileZilla main features are: |
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SmartFTP is an FTP client, that can be used both for Linux and Windows server hosted web sites. It is developed by SmartFTP GmbH. SmartFTP software is free for educational and home use. |
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SmartFTP features include: |
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Cute FTP is an FTP client used for transferring files over the Internet. It has easy and intuitive interface and will help you a lot when publishing your web site or downloading photos or software. |
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The Site Manager, which allows you to save a list of web sites and their FTP connection data.