Presentation: FileZilla

Filezilla Skills: install and use Filezilla IT concepts: client-server review, file transfer protocol (FTP), Web site mirror, portable software, open source repository

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Filezilla in context • Internet concepts – Applications – Technology (FTP) – Implications • Internet skills – Application development (Web) – Content creation

Web client to web server conversation

Web client

They follow the HTTP protocol to retrieve Web pages

Web server

FTP client to web server conversation

FTP client

They follow the FTP protocol to transfer files

FTP server

Filezilla screen layout

Host and account FTP commands, the client-server conversation

Local directory listing

Pending transfers and progress

Remote directory listing

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

Host and account

Filezilla screen layout

FTP commands, the clientserver conversation

Local directory listing

Pending transfers and progress

Remote directory listing

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

A mirror copy

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

A few questions

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

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