FTP, FTPS, and SFTP: Know What They Are And What They Are For
Dipak Shinde
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Get to know the protocols that can help a lot in the management of your site
If you have a website, you may have heard of FTP, FTPS, and SFTP, but you’ve probably never stopped to think about what these three acronyms stand for and what they’re for. After all, most entrepreneurs, even those who created their own sites, may not have used these three protocols.
The fact is that it’s worth knowing these three elements that are very useful and in some cases can even save your site if a script or hacking error occurs. Let’s meet them!
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
As the name reveals, FTP is a file transfer protocol. This means that FTP creates a communication channel between your computer and the server that hosts your site so you can send the data you want to allocate to your site or make modifications to it.
Why is that so important? Well, let’s imagine that you have a WordPress site, one of the most famous and used CMS in the world. While editing your site, you accidentally erase an important line of code and your website goes offline. Without access to the WordPress dashboard, it is impossible to go back to the CSS editor to correct the error. And now?
Now one of the solutions is to access FTP! There you will find everything in your web hosting, including the folder with the WordPress files. Then just find the problem, fix the code or just delete the template folder and start over.
If you are not working with a CMS like WordPress, having access to FTP also allows you to edit and upload files directly to the hosting applications and data you need to have over there.
Of course, this does not mean that you need to do everything by FTP, necessarily. But it is an access that can speed up the file transfer process and solve problems like this WordPress example.
When you want, you can access FTP through a specific address and access in your hosting or using one of the various FTP software that exists in the market.
More information, https://www.milesweb.in/blog/technology-hub/ftp-ftps-sftp-know/