File Transfer Protocol

FTP or File Transfer Protocol referring to the software that transfers or uploads Web site files from your computer to your hosts server. While hosts commonly include an FTP tool as part of their service, theres often a limit on the size of the uploads it can handle. No matter. Plenty of free downloadable ftp software on the Web can easily transfer your files to your host. A few that ftp software like:

• FTP Navigator
• FileZilla
• CoffeeCup Free FTP
• Core FTP Lite
• Cuteftp
• smartftp
• wsftp

With some hosting packages, no FTP software is required. You can just find your document, image or file on your desktop and easily upload it.

How to fill ftp information program after downloading:

• Host Name/Address/Label – Your domain name address. For example www.mysitename.com
• Profile Name - Your profile name according to your domain. For example, if your domain name were mysitename.com, your profile name might be mysitename.
• Host Type – The type of server in which your website is hosted. The standard is Unix.But you can probably skip it.
• Password – Your hosting password.
• User ID – Your hosting Username.
• Host address – Your hosting ftp address or ip. For example if your domain name mysitename.com, your host address like ftp.mysitename.com or you can using ip address like 67.333.8.111