How to Connect to an FTP Site

File Transfer Protocol is a common way to connect to a website server for site construction and management. FTP is much faster than connecting via HTTP and is just as simple to use.

Instructions

1. Open your Web browser.

2. Type in the FTP server URL into the browser's address bar. FTP server sites start with "ftp://" instead of "http://." So, for a server called "ftp.example.com" the URL would be "ftp://ftp.example.com."

3. Press "Enter" to visit the FTP server site.

4. Enter a username and a password if prompted.

Tips & Warnings

• FTP software clients such as FileZilla can make visiting FTP servers much easier.

• Only connect to FTP sites that you have permission to access. It is against the law to access prohibited files that are not yours.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• FileZilla