# Wat Is Ftp!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 20, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155 "2003-07-20T11:01:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kh3mical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e5b9ba/32.png) [@kh3mical](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kh3mical)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/1 "2003-07-20T11:01:34Z")
Can somebody tell me what FTP does??? PLZ ;)🙂 👽 alien to FTP 👽 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/2 "2003-07-20T11:14:40Z")
File Transfer Protocol… Its a way you can transfer files… Most used thru the internet to transfer files between computers. When building websites you will use FTP to send your files from your computer to your server. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/3 "2003-07-20T23:02:32Z")
\>:( mt stupid dreamweaver wont connect to any of my servers \>:( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/4 "2003-07-20T23:03:33Z")
there is a tutorial here, on how to do it. Make sure to have your host name and everything correct, and find a tutorial to follow. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/5 "2003-07-20T23:06:31Z")
yeah, i used the tutorial on how o do it…i just cant find 1 that actually works!!! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/6 "2003-07-20T23:07:01Z")
well, I can try to help you but… can you go it to more detail whats wrong… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/7 "2003-07-20T23:13:39Z")
well, i type in whatever my host is, right now its tripod. they come with 1 FTP account. its sends an email after u confirm and says"if u want to use FTP, please connect to this account, here are ur details: account name:k3mical password: Not going to display here FTP account:earth.prohosting.com and then when i go to dreamweaver i enter all the FTP details then i click “test” then it comes up says"server found" then it waits a sec and then it says “waiting for server” and a bar comes up and it loads. then when its finished even though i have tried multiple hosts it says “an ftp error occured-could not connect to host” im so angry, it just doesnt work . ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/8 "2003-07-20T23:20:49Z")
can u give me a screen shot of it… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/9 "2003-07-20T23:22:22Z")
of wat? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/10 "2003-07-20T23:23:05Z")
Of the site definition and stuff… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/11 "2003-07-20T23:27:06Z")
stupid site, lol its working now, thanx for ur help russianbeer. can i msg u if i need help with DW? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/12 "2003-07-20T23:28:05Z")
and for the last summary, is FTP basicicly just transfering files to ur server without having to upload them? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/13 "2003-07-21T00:09:22Z")
ftp is uploading its just one of the standard protocols used to transfer files :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/14 "2003-07-21T00:15:20Z")
u see, wat the hell does that mean? look at my summary above ur post ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/15 "2003-07-21T00:29:07Z")
well ftp means file transfer protocol just what exactly is it you want to know?? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/16 "2003-07-21T00:31:26Z")
wat it does… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/17 "2003-07-21T00:34:17Z")
well it just connects your computer to the server where your website is going to be hosted, so you can upload the files onto te server so your website will be online. You can also use ftp to connect to other peoples computers but you need to have the ftp information of that persons ftp, its just a way of connecting to another computer, anything else you would like to know buddy, just ask :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/18 "2003-07-21T00:41:03Z")
so wats the point of it? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/19 "2003-07-21T00:47:45Z")
to transfer your files to another computer that is all ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wat-is-ftp/26155/20 "2003-07-21T02:07:49Z")
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