FTP or File Transfer Protocol
is the way in which you send your files (such as html, images.etc) are
sent from your computer to the web server for the world to see.
To use FTP, you must first download some FTP software such as SmartFTP. Within your ftp program use your account username and password to connect to your webspace (the "ftp server" is ftp.yourdomain.com).
Once a connection has been established, an FTP program will usually
mimic windows explorer where you simply drag the files on your computer
over the window showing your webspace and drop the files in there. and
the program will do the rest. Provided you have uploaded your files
into the "public_html" folder, your files will instantly become visible
to the world.
FTP also allows you to delete, rename and modify your files as well as
advanced features such as permissions (CHMOD) for scripts.
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