Skills: install and use FilezillaConcepts: client-server, file transfer protocol (FTP), portable software, wire-frame user interface diagram, Web site mirror

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Filezilla, an FTP client

Where does this topic fit?

• Internet concepts– Applications– Technology (FTP)– Implications

• Internet skills– Application development (Web)– Content creation– User skills

Web client to web server conversation

Web client

Webserver

FTP client

FTPserver

FTP client to FTP server conversation

Copy files

Why Filezilla?

• It is open source.• There is a portable version.

Filezillascreenlayout

Host and account

FTP commands, the client-server conversation

Local directory listing

Pending transfers and progress

Remote directory listing

Wire frame diagram

Host and account

FTP commands, the client-server conversation

Local directory listing

Pending transfers and progress

Remote directory listing

Filezilla command menu

The client is not yet connected

No remote directorylisting

Blank

Reconnect to previous host

Establish a connection to remote host

Drag and drop to transfer a file or directory to or from the server

Filezilla asks before overwriting a file

Filezilla screenlayout

Host and account

FTP commands, the client-server conversation

Local directory listing

Pending transfers and progress

Remote directory listing

Window sizes are adjustable

Windows can be displayed or hidden

A mirror copy

Filezilla download from SourceForge

Portable Filezilla download from PortableApps

Summary

Self study questions

1. Will a Filezilla client work with any FTP server program or must the server be running the Filezilla server? Explain your answer.

2. We summarized the Filezilla user interface with a wire-frame diagram. Can you reconstruct it from memory?

3. Would a Web developer typically be transferring files to a server or from a server?

4. When would a Wed developer want to transfer a file from the server to his or her client?

5. Explain why a Web server would also need to run an FTP server?

Resources

Sourceforge, a repository with thousands of open source programs:http://sourceforge.net/The Filezilla page on Sourceforge:http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/files/A repository of portable software you can use from a flash drive:http://portableapps.comPortable Filezilla download:http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/filezilla_portableFilezilla user’s guide:http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/UsingFilezilla FAQ:http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/FAQFilezilla tutorial videos:http://www.5min.com/Tag/filezilla?CategoryID=0Other open source FTP clients:http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-ftp-client.htm