Student FTP Upload Area

Originally uploaded by Chris Hambly

FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a method of uploading or downloading files to or from a web server.

FTP clients that we use and love

Filezilla. Free. Mac, Windows and Linux compatible! Offers both a client and server version. Very full-featured. Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).

FireFTP. Free plugin for Firefox – Mac and PC compatible. Long list of features.

CuteFTP. Low-cost. Mac and PC versions available. Robust solution that’s been around for a long time. Offers a lot of customization options.

Transmit. Low-cost. Rock solid Mac-only solution. Easy to install, set up and use. Lots of features, including iDisk and WebDAV support.

WS_FTP. Low-cost. Windows only. Long standing resource with a solid feature set.

FetchFTP. Another low-cost Mac only solution with great features.

Did you know you can FTP in a browser?

How to FTP with Internet Explorer 6.0

FTPing with Internet Explorer 7.0 isn’t quite as easy. From the Technically Speaking blog, here’s how to do it:

• Open IE 7
• Enter a FTP user name, password, and site in the URL bar using the following pattern:ftp://<username>:<password>@<site.tld>So if you had a username of johndoe, a password of pa55word, and your site is example.com, you would use the following URL:ftp://johndoe:pa55word@example.com
• IE will display a directory listing of the FTP site.
• Click the Page menu (hint: it’s on the right hand side, under the search bar)
• Select Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.
• Windows explorer opens. Windows can’t remember that we’ve already given the username and password, so we have to do it again.
• Click the File menu and select Login As….
• Enter your user name and password, and click the Log On button.

We already mentioned the free FireFTP client for Firefox on Mac and PC.

MacMost.com has a nice tutorial on how to FTP in Safari:

Helpful how-tos to expand your understanding

• How FTP clients work

• Beginner’s Guide to FTP

• What is FTP and how do I use it to transfer files?

• FTP: What is it and how do I use it?

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