FTP (short for File Transfer Protocol), represents one of the most widely used methods of exchanging website files between a computer and a server. With an FTP client program such as FileZilla, you can make a connection to your web hosting account and drag & drop files or entire folders in either direction and the software itself will take care of the rest. There’re a number of benefits of employing FTP, including the ability to resume a download/upload when there is some problem with the connection and the ability to set up different FTP accounts. Thanks to the latter option, you can set up FTP users that can access only specific folders in your web hosting account, but no other folders, emails or any other information, which makes it the very best option particularly when you need to provide a web designer with access, for example. You can also use an FTP account with popular website building apps such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver and upload the website content that you’ve created directly from them, without having to make use of any third-party software.
