Connecting to the Web Server via FTP

 

For the purposes of this chapter, we use the FileZilla FTP client (http://
sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla) because it’s very easy to use,
and the cost is free ninety-nine (that’s open source geek-speak for free!).

Figure 2-2 shows a FileZilla client that’s not connected to a server. By default, the left side of the window displays a directory of files and folders on the local computer.

The right side of the window displays content when the FileZilla client is
connected to a Web server, specifically, directories of the Web server’s fold-
ers and files.

If you use a different FTP client software than FileZilla, the steps and look of the software will differ, and you will need to adapt your steps and practice for the specific FTP client software you are using.

Connecting to a Web server is an easy process. Remember the FTP settings you saved from Step 7 in the previous section?