FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This is a protocol you can use to move files from one computer to another, in this case to a web server, or from the web server to your computer. A web browser's primary protocol is HTTP(Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). HTTP is the standard for viewing HTML pages (web pages use HTML as their most basic construction blocks) over the World Wide Web. Internet Explorer and other newer browsers can use FTP in addition to HTTP. You just type in ftp://www.yoursite.com



instead of the normal http://www.yoursite.com.



  You can use FTP for many different things. You can use it to keep files accessible from any computer in the world. That way when you are working on a project at the office that is to large to save to a disk, or you don't want to worry about burning a cd everytime, you can FTP it to the web server and download it at home, or from another office somewhere else. You can also use the FTP to upload files that will be displayed in a web page, you will if want to display pictures on your web site and are using WUC that was installed by WebAntsDesign.com. Other uses might include sharing files, distribution of media, class materials, and resources. There are many more uses I could name, but you get the idea!

  Now that you know what FTP is, you can learn how to use it here.