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Book VIII
Chapter 1
Managing Your
Servers
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Managing a Remote Site
Fortunately, most hosts have the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) system avail-
able. FTP is a client/server mechanism for transferring files efficiently. To
use it, you may have to configure some sort of FTP server on the host to find
out which settings, username, and password you should use. Figure 1-10
shows the Freehostia Control Panel with this information displayed.
Figure 1-10:
Configuring
the FTP
server.
You also need an FTP client. Fortunately, many free clients are available. I
like FireFTP, for a number of reasons:
✦ It’s free and open source. That’s always a bonus.
✦ It works as a Firefox plugin. I always know where it is.
✦ It’s easy to use. It feels just like a file manager.
Figure 1-11 shows FireFTP running in my browser.
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