Make the most of the File Transfer Protocol – learn how to choose an advanced FTP Manager for creating FTP accounts and a reliable FTP client for connecting to your FTP host. Check out what this ‘FTP fuss’ is all about.
Exploring the main aspects of the web and presenting them to you, the regular user with no solid IT background, in the form of a readable, logically structured encyclopedia, does not involve only adding new topics frequently. It also includes some regular important updates that our dedicated web ‘explorers’ make to the existing articles with the sole intent of increasing their practical value. After all, the web is all about participating actively in the global communication practice with a keyboard and mouse in hand – no matter whether you are writing an e-mail, uploading data onto a website that will be seen by millions of people worldwide or downloading information from the web.
Talking about updates, website building and data download – it would be relevant to mention one of the most recently updated sections of our NTC Hosting Encyclopedia – FTP Terminology. Those of you who have read our previous post about the File Transfer Protocol may remember that it was mainly about the creation of a new FTP chapter and the addition of a wealth of informative articles on all basic FTP-related terms. With this post we are happy to tell you that most of the topics have been extended with practical tips and guides on how to make the most of this unique Internet functionality.
To make full use of the File Transfer Protocol as a fundamental player in the website set-up process you should, before all, find a powerful web-based tool for creating and managing multiple FTP accounts. Check out the FTP manager article for more details on how such a tool is expected to look like in terms of interface and supported functions, so that you could choose one that does a really good job.
Once you have secured a reliable FTP manager software, you should focus on the FTP account set-up process itself. The possibility to both create and manage FTP accounts through your hosting service provider is just invaluable for having control over your web presence. A closer look at the FTP account management article will bring to focus the basic elements of an FTP account, such as username, access path, and FTP host, and which ones can be edited anytime, if necessary. As far as the FTP host is concerned you can check up the newly updated FTP host server article to see where you could obtain your particular one from.
Leveraging the power of the File Transfer Protocol in the best way possible is practically a matter of selecting the right FTP Client. To help you make your choice of a reliable software we have added an informative table listing the most popular free FTP software tools on the web as well as some paid versions worth mentioning, to all relevant pages. For your greatest convenience, the information is presented in categories, including cross-platform FTP clients (e.g. FileZilla), Windows FTP programs such as SmartFTP, CuteFTP, Core FTP, or FTPPro, Linux tools like FtpCube and Mac programs like Cyberduck.
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