FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a way of moving files from one machine to another. In the case of web hosting this is how you upload files
to your web server.

FileZilla a Mozilla project which is the same group that has developed the FireFox web browser is one of the best programs out there to
use. It's free for one, has many powerful features, and is very easy to the beginner to use. Just look at the features below.

Easy to use - Important for new users.
Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X and more
IPv6 support
Available in many languages
Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
Tabbed user interface
Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue
Bookmarks
Drag & drop support
Configurable transfer speed limits
Filename filters
Directory comparison
Network configuration wizard
Remote file editing
Keep-alive
HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
Logging to file
Synchronized directory browsing
Remote file search

There are many others out there, the best place to search is through google via Open Source FTP program. The best part of free, is that
you can evaluate many programs and find the one that suits your needs.

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