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
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoncommercialShare Alike 3.0 License.