FTP Tutorial

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FTP stands for File Transer Protocol, and it has many uses but we will focus on transferring files to and from a web server in order to maintain a web site.

There are many, many choices of FTP software available, as shown on sites such as Download.com. As of this writing (2002-09-19), SmartFTP is available for free, simple to use, and has a nice interface. Visit smartftp.com to download the latest version (this tutorial references version 1.0.969, and some changes may have been made to the software since). Double-click the downloaded file to install the software.

After SmartFTP is installed, the first time you run it you should be confronted with a settings dialog (settings are also available in the program's Tools menu). On the left is a line for ASCII/Binary (under Transfers), click it and you should get the settings page below. Type in the following:

*.css

Then click the Add button. This will add cascading style sheet files to the ASCII transfer list, so they will be transferred properly by the program.

SmartFTP settings

Also change the Default Transfer Type (same settings page) to Auto Transfer Type. The other settings should be fine for most users, so click OK.

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