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Filezilla. Skills : install and use Filezilla IT concepts : client-server review, file transfer protocol (FTP), Web site mirror, portable software, open source repository. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. Filezilla in context.
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Filezilla Skills: install and use Filezilla IT concepts: client-server review, file transfer protocol (FTP), Web site mirror, portable software, open source repository This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Filezilla in context • Internet concepts • Applications • Technology (FTP) • Implications • Internet skills • Application development (Web) • Content creation
Web client to web server conversation Web client Web server They follow the HTTP protocol to retrieve Web pages
FTP client to web server conversation FTP server FTP client They follow the FTP protocol to transfer files
Filezilla screen layout Host and account FTP commands, the client-server conversation Local directory listing Remote directory listing Pending transfers and progress
The client is not yet connected No remote directory listing
Establish a connection to remote host Blank Reconnect to previous host
Drag and drop to transfer a file or directory to or from the server
Filezilla asks before overwriting a file FTP Zen: pause and think before clicking OK
Filezilla screen layout Host and account FTP commands, the client-server conversation Remote directory listing Local directory listing Pending transfers and progress
All window sizes are adjustable Drag the bars separating the windows
Windows can be opened or closed Open and close windows using the View command
Where to get Filezilla • http://sourceforge.net/ • Sourceforge is a repository with thousands of open source programs • The Filezilla page on Sourceforge • http://portableapps.com • A repository of portable software you can use from a flash drive • Portable Filezilla download
Links and a tip • Class note on Filezilla: • http://bpastudio.csudh.edu/fac/lpress/471/hout/filezilla.htm • User’s guide: • http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Using • FAQ: • http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/FAQ • You cannot learn it without playing around
Will a Filezilla client work with any FTP server program or must the server be running the Filezilla server? Would a Web developer typically be transferring files to a server or from a server? Would a Web developer typically be uploading or downloading files?
Filezilla Skills: install and use Filezilla IT concepts: client-server review, portable software, open source repository, file transfer protocol (FTP), Web site mirror This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.