FTP is an abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol – a quite popular method for transmitting web files between a computer system and a web server. With an FTP program such as FileZilla or CuteFTP, you can establish a connection to the server and view its content in one pane, while the files on your PC will be displayed in another pane within the main program window. All you will need to do to send files or entire directories in either direction is to mark them and then to drag them from one pane to the other. File Transfer Protocol is preferred by a lot of users because you can create different FTP accounts and each one can be restricted to access just one single directory on the server, so a web designer, for example, can complete their job without being able to access any other directory in your website hosting account. What’s more, the availability of different FTP accounts will also enable you to build numerous Internet sites using web design applications like FrontPage or Dreamweaver and to upload them to their specific directories on the server.