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FTP

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. Essentially, it is a simple tool to move files from one computer to another computer.

Note

FTP works only on port 21 for Whois.com Pte Ltd Windows Web Hosting packages.

How would FTP work for me?

Lets assume that you have created a web site for yourself, and you have seventy-five web pages that you want to display to people. Instead of copying all of the files to disks and manually placing the files on the Web Server, you could open an FTP client, find the Web Server, navigate to the directory where you need to place the files, and then upload the files.

Thus, FTP is simply used:

  • to download a file from a server using the Internet, or

  • to upload a file to a server (e.g. uploading a web page file to a Server).

Few FTP Clients

  • WinSCP 1

  • FileZilla 2

  • CuteFTP 3

  • Core FTP 4

  • SmartFTP 5

  • 3D-FTP 6

FTPS

FTPS (also known as FTP Secure or FTP-SSL) is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that adds support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocols.

Note

  • FTPS works only on Port 21 for Whois.com Pte Ltd's cPanel Linux Hosting, Plesk Windows Hosting, cPanel Multi Domain Linux Hosting, cPanel Reseller Linux Hosting packages.

  • Some FTP clients support both FTPS modes: Explicit and Implicit. In such FTP clients, the Explicit (FTPES) mode needs to be selected.

Few FTP clients supporting FTPS

  • WinSCP 7

  • FileZilla 8

  • CuteFTP 9

  • Core FTP 10

  • SmartFTP 11

SFTP

SFTP, or secure FTP, is a program that uses SSH (Secure Shell) Protocol to transfer files. It is functionally similar to FTP. However, unlike standard FTP, it encrypts both commands and data, preventing passwords and sensitive information from being transmitted in the clear over the network.

Note

SFTP works only on port 22 for any Whois.com Pte Ltd Linux Web Hosting package.

Few FTP clients supporting SFTP

  • WinSCP 12

  • FileZilla 13

  • CuteFTP 14

  • Core FTP 15

  • SmartFTP 16

Note

It is advisable to not use WS_FTP client to upload content to a website hosted on Whois.com Pte Ltd's Linux Hosting Servers.

  1. 1. Instructions for using WinSCP through FTP
  2. 2. Instructions for using FileZilla through FTP
  3. 3. Instructions for using CuteFTP through FTP
  4. 4. Instructions for using Core FTP through FTP
  5. 5. Instructions for using SmartFTP through FTP
  6. 6. Instructions for using 3D-FTP through FTP
  7. 7. Instructions for using WinSCP
  8. 8. Instructions for using FileZilla
  9. 9. Instructions for using CuteFTP
  10. 10. Instructions for using Core FTP
  11. 11. Instructions for using SmartFTP
  12. 12. Instructions for using WinSCP for Linux Hosting packages
  13. 13. Instructions for using FileZilla for Linux Hosting packages
  14. 14. Instructions for using CuteFTP for Linux Hosting packages
  15. 15. Instructions for using Core FTP for Linux Hosting packages
  16. 16. Instructions for using SmartFTP for Linux Hosting packages