Getting started with FTP - The File Transfer Protocol
Chapters
Getting started with FTP - The File Transfer Protocol, is a video course that is subdivided into multiple parts including
- Welcome note
- Prerequisites
- What is FTP
- Installing FTP server on Linux server
- Connect to FTP server using a GUI client
- Connect to FTP server using web browser.
- Connect to FTP server using windows explorer.
- FTP command line
- SFTP - A secure way of transferring data
- Wrapping up
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Added on: 8th Jan 2015
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Windows Explorer has built in support for FTP.
All you have to do is to type ftp:// [FTP server address] and press enter.
You will have to enter your FTP username and password, or if anonymous access is allowed, you would be able to connect anonymously.
You can also save your login details by checking, "Save Password" option.
Once connected, you are now able to create new folders,
upload files from your machine to the FTP server.
transfer files from FTP host to your machine .
In next chapter, we will explore some basic commands to connect to FTP server using windows command line.