FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol – a pretty popular way to upload and download files between a home computer and a server. Using an FTP client program like FileZilla or CuteFTP, you can make a connection to the server and check its content in one pane, while the files on your PC will be displayed in another pane within the main program window. All you’ll have to do to send files or entire directories in either direction is to select them and then to drag them from one pane to the other. FTP is used by many users because you can set up different FTP accounts and each one can be restricted to connect to just one folder on the server, so a designer, for example, can complete their task without accessing any other folder in your hosting account. What’s more, the availability of different FTP accounts will also permit you to build multiple sites with web design apps such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver and to upload them to their corresponding directories on the server.