The role of FTP

The primary role of FTP is to have users connect to the last remote computer (which runs the FTP server program) to see what files are on the remote computer, and then copy the files from the remote computer to the local computer, or send the files from the local computer to the remote computer. Recommended reading:FTP use command detailed

Usually we use various FTP software to transfer files.
Take the file as an example, when you start FTP copy files from a remote computer, you actually started two programs: a local computer FTP client program: it to the FTP server to make copies of the file request. The other is to start the FTP server program on the remote computer, which responds to your request by transferring the files you specify to your computer. FTP takes the client/server approach, and clients install an FTP client on their local computer. The FTP client has two kinds of character interface and graphical interface. The ftp command for the character interface is complex and varied. Graphical interface of the FTP client program, the operation should be simple and convenient.

The general steps for transferring files using FTP software are as follows:
1 on the local computer landing on the Internet,
2 Search for a file-sharing host or personal computer (typically has a dedicated FTP server website posted on it, which has access to the host or PC name, password and path)
3 when connecting with a remote host or personal computer, log in to the host or the other's personal computer with the user name and password provided by the other.
4 in the remote host or the other person's personal computer landing after the success, you can upload you want to share with others or download the other people authorized to share the Dongdong (here's Dongdong refers to can be put into the computer and can be seen on the screen of Dongdong)
5 after the completion of work to close the FTP download software, cut off the connection.
In order to achieve file transfer, users have to run a special file transfer program, such as the Internet Express has this function, and many other special FTP transmission software, each has its own characteristics.