Filezilla

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Filezilla
Skills install and use Filezilla IT concepts
client-server review, file transfer protocol
(FTP), Web site mirror, portable software, open
source repository
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
License.
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Filezilla in context

• Internet concepts
• Applications
• Technology (FTP)
• Implications
• Internet skills
• Application development (Web)
• Content creation

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Web client to web server conversation
Web client
Web server
They follow the HTTP protocol to retrieve Web
pages
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FTP client to web server conversation
FTP server
FTP client
They follow the FTP protocol to transfer files
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Filezilla screen layout
Host and account
FTP commands, the client-server conversation
Local directory listing
Remote directory listing
Pending transfers and progress
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The client is not yet connected
No remote directory listing
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Establish a connection to remote host
Blank
Reconnect to previous host
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Drag and drop to transfer a file or directory to
or from the server
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Filezilla asks before overwriting a file
FTP Zen pause and think before clicking OK
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Filezilla screen layout
Host and account
FTP commands, the client-server conversation
Local directory listing
Remote directory listing
Pending transfers and progress
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All window sizes are adjustable
Drag the bars separating the windows
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Windows can be opened or closed
Open and close windows using the View command
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A mirror copy
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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

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Links and a tip

• Class note on Filezilla
• http//bpastudio.csudh.edu/fac/lpress/471/hout/fil
  ezilla.htm
• Users guide
• http//wiki.filezilla-project.org/Using
• FAQ
• http//wiki.filezilla-project.org/FAQ
• You cannot learn it without playing around

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A few questions
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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?
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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-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
License.