Editing files by using FTP

You will run into situations where you need to edit certain files that live on

your Web server. You can use the methods described in the preceding sec-
tion to download a file, open it, edit it, save it, and then upload it back to
your Web server. That is one way to do it. Another way is to use the built-in
edit feature that exists in most FTP client software, by following these steps:

 

1. Connect the FTP client to your Web server.

2. Locate the file you want to edit.

3. Open the file by using the internal FTP editor.

Right-click the file with your mouse and choose View/Edit. (Remember I’m using FileZilla; your FTP client may name it differently, such as Open or Edit.) Usually, the FTP client will use a program that already exists on your computer — such as Notepad for a PC or TextMate for Mac — to edit the files. In some rare cases, your FTP client software may have its own internal text editor. FileZilla uses a program designated for text editing that already exists on your computer