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The Definition of FTP - What does FTP stand for

According to NetLingo:
The standard method for downloading and uploading files over the Internet. With FTP, you can login to a server and transfer files (meaning you can "send" or "receive" files). Some sites have public file archives that you can access by using FTP with the account name "anonymous" and your e-mail address as the password. This type of access is called anonymous FTP. Macintosh owners use a program called Fetch; one of the best FTP programs for Windows is called WS-FTP. Knowing FTP is necessary (and easy) if you want to create your own Web site.

Connect to a server using the FTP

Open your favourite ftp client. You may want to check my resources page for FTP software. If it is command based, type "open". If it has a graphic user interface(GUI),you need to find where the connect option is. Type in the address of the ftp server you wish to connect to(it should look like "ftp.yourhost.com").Then you will be asked for your username and password. For an anonymous login, although not all ftp servers support anonymous login, type "anonymous" as your username and your e-mail as your password. Then you'll be able to download remote files, but you won't be able to delete them or upload local files. If you do a normal login, you'll have the option to do whatever you want. Just type in your username and password(a confirmation e-mail from your host should contain them). Common error messages that you might get are:

• A connection with the server cannot be established or FTP connect:1006(or some other weird number). That means that you have no connection to the Internet, or that the server is experiencing technical difficulties. In the second case, the only thing you can do is retry a few times. If nothing happens, it means either that the server is full of users, or that it is temporarily unavailable. Waiting is the only thing you can do there.
• Login Incorrect. In that case, you might've misspelt your username or password. Check that you don't have the Caps Lock on and generally, do everything to make sure you've typed in the correct username and password. If nothing happens, then your account might have been deleted, or the server might be down for maintenance.

On to Part 2: FTP Commands - Basic commands explained

This article has two parts
PART 1: What is FTP and how to connect to a server
PART 2: FTP Commands - What they do and how to use them effectively

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