What is FTP and How Does it Work?

The FTP or the File Transfer Protocol is a kind of protocol being used for transferring files in between devices directly on the internet. It is somewhat useful for those of the larger files and is somewhat robust and capable than those of the HTTP. Well, the HTTP is only used for delivering the web pages as well as the smaller files from the server up to a client in terms of web browsers. For the reason that no special browser is needed, the FTP is far more universal. The entire operating systems you know simply lets FTP file transfers directly from the line of command. However, the graphical programs of the FTP exist and it assists in organizing and facilitating the file transfers between the servers or the clients or even between the network servers, FTP assists the webmasters to publish the files driving the internet.

In order to transfer a certain file from the client to a server or to download a certain file from the server to the computer, the user needs to authenticate or mainly identify himself, most especially when logging on to the FTP kind of transfer or even modify many files as needed. The process of authentication also lets the remote host to set up proper file permissions, keeping up the users from viewing the files or directories in which they do not have any access.